Rossoneri rejoice as Kaka chooses club over cash

It was a wonderfully choreographed piece of theatre that would have done Barack Obama proud.

On a wet and windy Monday night in Milan, Silvio Berlusconi strolled out of his two-up, two-down to announce to the thoroughly soaked and sodden members of the press that âÂÂKaka is staying with us. Money isnâÂÂt everything.

âÂÂThe negotiations were closed by myself and Kaka so all I can say is, long live Kaka.âÂÂ

A little earlier in downtown Milan, the player had given the game away somewhat when he appeared in the window of his humble abode to wave his number 22 shirt at the fans gathered below, and give the general impression of a man who had dodged a long prison sentence.


"Alright, alright, I'll stay. Now let me get back to Deal or No Deal..."

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