AC Milan's Brazilian midfielder Kaka was crowned FIFA World Player of the Year on Monday night, again beating Cristiano Ronaldo to one of football's most prestigious individual awards.
Two weeks ago the Rossoneri playmaker pipped Ronaldo to the Ballon d'Or, where the Portuguese winger finished second.
At FIFA's Gala dinner in Zurich on Monday, Kaka won the award ahead of Barcelona's Lionel Messi in second place and Ronaldo in third.
Voted for by national coaches and captains, Kaka polled 1,047 votes, Messi 504 and Ronaldo 426.
But the 22-year-old United winger was humble in defeat.
"I was so pleased when I got nominated," he said. "The first thing I did was tell the people closest to me. I called my mother and told her and then my brother and my sister.
"It's a real honour for me to be considered one of the three best players in the world."
Kaka said upon receiving the award: "Tonight is a really special night for me - it was a dream for me just to play for Sao Paulo and one game for Brazil. But God can give you more than you even ask for."
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