Brazilian Formula 1 Driver, Bruno Senna (nephew of the great Ayrton Senna) recently met up with his fellow countryman and sportsman, Kaka, in Jerez. Of course, what else is there to do when you meet a F1 driver? You try his helmet! / via Twitter

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Feliz Futbolitinos! We kick off this weekend's edition with Santos' studs Ganso and Neymar who were the centerpiece of the selecao's latest national team kit unveiling yesterday. You all know that Pele signed up to be on this but they couldn't find the right goalkeeping outfit which said "O perfeito" (The Perfect One) for him.

Futbolitinos, the transfer deadline window is now shut! Seedy agents all became instant millionaires when "under the table" deals were finalized yesterday, including Coutinho's loan move from Inter Milan to Espanyol (above).

Real Madrid midfielder Kaka has revealed that his future with the club has been assured by club president Florento Perez and coach Jose Mourinho.

Kaka has struggled with injuries since joining Real Madrid in 2009, but has periodically displayed his old skill in recent matches and had one of his best games games in a Real Madrid shirt in Saturday's 3-1 win over Zaragoza.

It's been 7 days since the beginning of the Dragon Year – and here we are 7 points ahead of Barca in the league table. Our 3-1 over Zaragoza and Barca's 0-0 (their first scoreless game in 15 matches) made sure of that. In a league where the margins of error between a league title or a bridesmaid finish is a hairline, 7 points is gold – it gives us that all-important precious margin for error: to account for that somewhat inevitable match that will see us drop points against a Levante, Sporting or.

You can argue that everything Barca does these days is being scrutinized or subject to unfair criticism. But it's hard to deny the club's latest tribute to a journalist who passed away and spent his life reporting on the club. That's affectionate dedication for you!

Last week prior to the club's normal press conference, first-team players Xavi, Puyol, Valdés and Iniesta along with Pep Guardiola observed a silent tribute to Dani Montesinos, who formerly worked for Spanish TV and Barca TV.

The fallout from last week's El Clasico loss was astounding. The fallout from the coming El Clasico – should we lose (which is a likely event) will perhaps be equally astounding. . The players are shit – we need to buy 6 new players. We need a new defense We need a new midfield, We need better strikers.

It is looking more and more likely that Real Madrid will walk away with the La Liga title this season. A 3-1 win over Real Zaragoza at the Santiago Bernabeu yesterday coupled with Barcelona's barren draw with relegation threatened Villarreal pushed them 7 points clear at the top of the table.

A quick test for you: what team is this?

GK Kapino
DL Shaw
D Vertonghen
D Alex
DR Beck
ML Capoue
M Gonzalez
M Kaka
MR Reus
F Podolski
F Leandro
Sub: Montoya, Goetze, Garcia, Grosskreutz, Vargas, Casemiro, Barrada, Ayew, Drame

A European club, perhaps?

More than any other matchup, the coming together of Barcelona and Madrid forces apart the usually shared preferences of the cultfootball brain trust. So today's match was one where both sides could come away feeling they'd won some important battles, if not the war.

The game was not 90 minutes of pure flowing football.

FC Barcelona secured a semi-final birth in this season's Copa Del Rey after knocking out holders Real Madrid with a sensational 2-2 draw. Barcelona who went into the break with a 2-0 lead had to hold off a sensational fightback from Mourinho's boys to secure the semi-final birth. To an extent we had to say that we were lucky after putting up the worst defensive display of the season, and courtesy of the fact that Madrid missed a number of chances.

In a game filled with attacking superstars, it was a pair of gritty defenders that decided the latest edition of El Clasico.

Carles Puyol and Eric Abidal turned around a 1-0 halftime deficit as Barcelona defeated eternal rivals Real Madrid, 2-1, at the Estadio Bernabeu in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey Wednesday.

News coming out of Italy is that French Club PARIS ST GERMAIN & REAL MADRID player & midfielder KAKA may have come to an agreement for the latter to catch a plane from Madrid to Paris for next season. The news comes from the Italian paper "La Gazzetta dello Sports" & concludes that the final step needed is an agreement between Clubs.

Yes, you're looking at the sticky note belonging to Jose Mourinho from Saturday's match between Real Madrid and Mallorca. Granted, his handwriting looks a little like your 7-year-old sister's when she's penning a poem about Prince Charming in a pink cape, but who cares?

PSG is splashing some serious cash this transfer window. They are on the verge of signing Alexandre Pato for €35 million from Milan for a three year deal. Leonardo is also milking his popularity with Brazilian players to bring Kaka on board and is offering €25 million for the services of the Real midfielder.

Spanish giants Real Madrid are expected to lose a number of key players this month as another of their brightest talents Angel Di Maria said to have welcomed offers from both Manchester United and Chelsea.

Along with Kaka and Esteban Granero, Di Maria is the third player who could possibly leave the Bernabeu this month.

::: FistedAway welcomes a guest post from Elliott,
editor of the rather lovely Futfanatico :::

As the year comes to an end, awards circulate. Everybody speculates as to who will win the Ballon d'Or. Some say Messi. Others say Xavi. A few say Ronaldo. However, the most shocking award involves none other than Ricardo Kaka.

After much posturing, debate and media assumptions it seems David Beckham has made the decision not to move to Paris-St. Germain for 2012. The club's sporting direct Leonardo has told the media that the club's pursuit of the star is "finished".
Leonardo was the manager of AC Milan during Beckham's loan there in 2010.

After witnessing Manchester United defeat against Blackburn Rovers for our New Year's Eve match, I would touch on another significant matter to the football world, the opening of the transfer window....
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FC Porto forward Hulk has once again been linked with a move to London club Chelsea. However with Kaka and Krasic in the market, his chances of joining the Blues are getting slimmer and slimmer everyday.

Villas-Boas who knows Hulk from his days as Coach of Porto is known to be a great admirer of the Brazilian forward, however, with a buyout clause of $130 million dollars, and Chelsea's growing debt, Hulk is out of reach for even Abramovich's billions.

It was interesting reading the other day when I spotted this article in The SUN stating that AVB will be given a £150 "war chest" from Roman Abramovich to spend in January as he is desperate to cut the gap to Manchester City and United in the title race.
According to the article, Chelsea are looking at Edison Cavani and Marek Hamsek of Napoli, Milos Krasic and Gary Cahill.

In a couple of days, the winter transfer window will open amid a flurry of activity. With most clubs seeking to strengthen their squads for the remaining half of the season, a few will be looking to offload their most prized players.

It is no secret that Tevez is on his way out of Manchester City, however another very shocking report is that of Brazilian midfielder Kaka.

Real Madrid's Pipita Higuain is quite a likable hombre, isn't he? Come on now, Blaugranas... Madrid needs their own Moc Moc trio and we're pretty sure these two can improve the animosity between Brasil and Argentina!

Anyway, we just had to share Los Blancos' Christmas video with you even though you're clearly overstuffed with all that roast turkey by now.

It's Christmas week... la semana de Navidad! In the Premiership, however, life goes on for Kun Aguero and co', who scored in City's 3-0 victory over Aston Villa last night. Kun scored a brace, and the goal celebrations had everything except Dani Alves' brilliant Santa hat.

In an era of Galácticos, oil ball, and 300,000-a-week wages, it's easy to view football as a revolution. When something is wrong, blow it up and start over. Avram Grant not working out? Try Ancelotti. Ancelotti not the ticket? Go for AVB. If Ronaldo and Kaka aren't enough to be beat Barcelona, maybe Ronaldo, Kaka and The Special One will be.

I pressed the fire control... and ahead of me rockets blazed through the sky...

No sooner had I popped a decomposed pigeon heart in an envelope and scrawled FAO Chris Foy on the side with my own blood, (actually it was just red biro- I'm not a monster) I'm hearing word that Tottenham are ready to set off a dirty great rocket under their wage ceiling to sign facially challenged frontman, Carlos Tevez.

There have been more unlikely transfers at White hart Lane but the suggestion that Real Madrid's Kaka will arrive on loan in the New Year seems a little far-fetched.

It's not that Spurs wouldn't be a big enough draw for the 29 year old Brazilian but it seems hard to understand where he would fit in to the current squad.

1. Mario Balotelli responded to his latest bout of controversy with a typical shrug of the shoulders, but he put it to great effect on this occasion. 2. Feed the Yak some Venky's chicken and he will score. 3. The 'Kean Out' protests are always likely to sound a tad more hollow after a 4-2 [...]

By Chris Wright

'Tis the season to flog computer games mercilessly, and EA have already dipped their bread releasing a FIFA 12 Christmas viral that sees Gerard Pique, a pre-transplant Wayne Rooney, bonsai fanatic Tim Cahill, a banjo-wielding Kaka and wee Jack Wilshere all acting their respective asses off in the name of the shill.

"Yeah we gotcha!" was what Benzema was probably singing to himself after he scored a peach of a goal from a cleverly-taken early free kick by Xabi Alonso AS's Alfredo Relano called last night's game vs. Valencia our worst game of the season and though it's easy to contest his statement with even worse Madrid performances so far this season (e.

Everyone wants something out of Cristiano Ronaldo it's a matter of admitting it! Of course, you'd beg to differ when it comes to the amount of hair gel and daily serum to apply onto your face, but wouldn't you want to zoom past the hottest club in town with awesome Romanian house music blasting from your Porsche, as you yell "Olala minha bonitaaaa!

Brazilian midfielder Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite aka Kaka won't be making his much awaited return to the Brazilian national team after a calf injury ruled him out of the Selecao's upcoming friendlies against Gabon and Egypt.

The Real Madrid star who has been in fantastic form for Los Merengues these past few weeks will have to wait a little longer to play his first match for his country in more than a year.

Don't get too excited yet that's an old picture of Kaka and Adriano (who is clearly no longer Brazil's 'imperador'!) in a chartered plane. Anyway, Selecao Bootcamp kicks off this week with two friendlies scheduled against Gabon and Egypt, and Brazil's technical committee are already on their way to Libreville, the capital of Gabon in west central Africa.

Barcelona beware: Real Madrid is ready to stage a coup in La Liga. No word as to whether it will be a peaceful coup of speedy, attacking soccer, or a... Read more »

REAL MADRID Brazilian midfielder is back. Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, alias KAKÁ, has suffered his time in the Desert just as Jesus, but his was a Football Desert & 16 months away from the National team. Today Kaka received the news that "officially" collaborates his "resurrection", with BRAZIL Coach Mano Menezes calling the player for two upcoming International Friendly games.

Spanish Supermodel of the World... is that YOU?! Well, you were close. It's Barcelona goalkeeper, Victor Valdes, getting hot (and probably cold, from the rain!) with his SuperGuapa wife, Yolanda Cardona in a recent fashion editorial for 'DTLux'.

Every Wednesday, we feature some of the offbeat stories making their rounds in the football world. Today, read about the Beckhams as they prepare to move to Paris, Neymar's underwear ad & Kaka's adorable daughter!

Say what you will, but Victoria Beckham deserves a standing ovation for being able to parade in those Louboutins while she was pregnant at seven months!

Top, top players: Balotelli, Henry, Fowler and more message t-shirts in our picture special

He was the coolest man in Old Trafford after stroking home the first of his two goals in the Manchester demolition derby. But Mario Balotelli was simply following some illustrious names when he unveiled his t-shirt asking ‘Why Always Me?

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In pictures: Balotelli, Henry, Fowler, Kaka and the best t-shirt celebrations of all time!

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