Kaká is the footballer of the year in all respects. So is Marta. The Brazilian took all prizes available and it was no big news that he was up for winning FIFA’s best player of the year award. And he did. The AC Milan star, just one day after winning FIFA’s club world title took the award home and is surely the hottest player out there (in football terms.. you lnow, there’s still Beckham). However, Kaká wasn’t the only Brazilian receiving the biggest individual award in football: Marta (the magician!) took home the women’s version for the second time in a row.

Oh how nice it is to be young and successful. Kaká, at 25, and Marta, at only 21, are at the top of the world.

And once again, Kaká beat the young Messi and C. Ronaldo to take home the big prize. By the way, Messi, who was second, had 1/2 the point Kaká did.

Religious Kaká sai this after getting the trophy from Pele’s hands:

“This is a very special night for me. I dreamed to become a professional footballer and play for the national team, and that was it. The Bible says the we can have much more of what we can think of, and that’s what has happened to me.”

Kaká is, indeed, a blessed player!

Marta, who is the most amazing player I’ve seen touch a pitch, had it well deserved. Her football at FIFA’s Women’s World Cup was unbelievable and even though Brazil lost the final to Germany, Marta was by far the best player of 2007.

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