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AC Milan's Brazilian midfielder Kaka poses with his trophy after being awarded as France Football's Player of the Year winning the prestigious Ballon d'Or award, 02 December 2007 in Boulogne-Billancourt outside Paris. Born under the name of Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, he succeeds Italy's World Cup winning captain and defender Fabio Cannavaro and comes two years after the last Brazilian winner of the trophy, Barcelona's Ronaldinho. The 25-year-old Kaka notably played a starring role in AC Milan's triumphant Champions League campaign scoring 10 goals and setting up the winner for Filippo Inzaghi in the final against Liverpool. AFP PHOTO PIERRE VERDY (Photo by PIERRE VERDY / AFP) (Photo by PIERRE VERDY/AFP via Getty Images)