Who is Kaká?

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (born 22 April 1982), commonly known as Kaká (Portuguese: kaˈka) or Ricardo Kaká, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Orlando City SC in Major League Soccer and the Brazil national team.

Kaká started his footballing (soccer) career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club. At the time, he also played tennis, and it was not until he moved on to São Paulo FC and signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of 15 that he chose to focus on football.

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Rob Bowman

Or possibly something my grandson does in his pants

Irene Townsend

Dr. Bhoomz, Agree with Andy it's a Kakapo it's a very cheeky green parrot that if you give to a chance will take all the rubber off your car windows and open the door and your car window literally fall out. Interesting bird.

JILL

He plays FOOTBALL not soccer

Andy the educated troglodyte

Brazil has had many monosyllabic players...Didi, Zaza, Kaka, Pele....

Andy the educated troglodyte

Dr. Bhoomz, you mean a Kakapo ?

Peter Robertson

You can always guess that some fellow that can't spell his full name will be a Brazilian Soccer Player!

Annie

Bad guess🙀

John Dommerman

Pure guess

Sandy Margolin

Dr. Bhoomz, My first thought since I am a NewZealander.

james parrillo

I thought that may have been a Portuguese nickname. Thank you, Christine, James's wife

jack patti go

Great guess!

Dr. Bhoomz

Had anyone heard of the New Zealand's Parrot named a Kaka ?

Marcella Kosse

Guessed correctly.

Jas Newman

Ilias Tsiabardas, It's called soccer because that was the name applied after the rules were established by the association that governed the game. Soccer is derived from Association. As the game gained popularity in non-English-speaking regions, the name "football" was used because players did not understand the derivation of the name from the association that created the game. I got this question right because I couldn't imagine Spanish-speaking audiences chanting "caca" on to victory.