The news is out, it’s spreading fast; Brazilian midfielder Kaka is taking home this year’s Ballon d’Or. The Ballon d’Or (The Golden Ball, which we will refer to it as) is awarded to the best individual soccer player from around the world and not just in Europe. The award which prior only selected a player from a European based club is now open to candidates world wide. The Golden Ball is handed out by a French magazine France Football.

In past years this award recipient has been visibly apparent. When Fabio Cannavaro took home an Italian Scudetto and a World Cup trophy home in the same summer he was a shoe in for the award. The year before that in 2005, Ronaldinho put put FC Barcelona on his back to lead them to a Champions League. And now with a replicate performance by Kaka, he too will have a Golden Ball for the achievements he achieved throughout Europe last spring.

Kaka played 31 games for AC Milan in the Serie A last year in which he scored eight times. Best part about this story is that he played 15 Champions League games last year and scored 10 times. Those Champions League numbers are insane. In fact Kaka scored the most goals out of any other player last year with 10. Who can forget when Kaka single handily silenced the entire city of Manchester with his dominating performance against United in the semifinal stage with three goals.

All in all the kid from Brasilia deserved this one. Plus, the fact that Kaka won the UEFA Footballer of the Year Award and the FIFPro World Player of the Year in August sealed the deal. He is only 25 years old so another award is not out of the future. Question is: Can he surpass Ronaldo at 2 awards, or can he even take a shot at Platini, Marco Van Bastan, and Johan Cruyff at 3?