A Brazilian judge has asked Kaka to explain his connection to a an evangelical church whose leaders have pled guilty to charges of money smuggling...
zoom - galleria The player himself has not been accused of any crime and faces no charges for now, but has been asked to provide information to the authorities.
The Associated Press cites Brazilian news magazine 'Carta Capital', which claims that leaders of the "Reborn in Christ Church" have misused congregational donations to buy mansions and horse ranches.
The church founders, Estevam Hernandes Filho and Sonia Haddad Moraes Hernandes, were imprisoned for almost five months after pleading guilty to trying to smuggle $56,000 into the USA.
Kaka gas stated in the past that he donates to the church on an annual basis, with Carta Capital speculating that he's given them a figure in the region of $1mil.
Judge Marcelo Batlouni thus has asked Kaka how close he is to the church owners, whether or not he visited their home, and whether he knew that they were under arrest.
The devout Brazilian, who it must be stressed is under no charge at the moment, has so far declined to reply.
The player's and Milan's lawyers are looking at the situation, and formulating an appropriate response, so that the player's season is not affected by this.
Teenage wonder-kid Alexandre Pato was delighted following his professional debut with Milan, in which he scored the final goal in a smashing 5-2 Milan victory...
zoom - galleria Grand Debut
Milan of course had not won at home all season in the league, but 2008 has started with a bang.
With Ronaldo fit and Pato eligible, the rossoneri looked an attacking (read lethal) force once more - if anything it was their defense that was uncharacterstically vulnerable - as an end to end game saw them get pegged back twice, with 2-2 the score at half time.
In the second half the World Club Champions ran riot, with Ronaldo netting his second just after the break, Kaka adding a magnificent fourth and Pato capping proceedings off with the fifth and final Milanese goal, which he took brilliantly.
揑 dedicate the goal to my family and my girlfriend,
kaparo punya psl... gilardino dh nk chow... siap masuk era pagi td, nk swap gila dgn frey...
Gilardino To Leave Milan?
Alberto Gilardino could leave Milan at the end of the season, his agent has hinted.
The 25-year-old has never found his feet at San Siro following his big money move from Parma in 2005, and he has particularly struggled this season.
The striker was set to start alongside debutant Alexandre Pato in last Sunday抯 match with Napoli.
According to the Corriere dello Sport, Gilardino was said to be furious when Coach Carlo Ancelotti then opted to field the half-fit Ronaldo instead of him.
El Fenomeno scored twice as the Ka-Pa-Ro trident, with Kaka attacking from deep, dazzled in a 5-2 victory.
Ancelotti tried to explain his decision as a 搕echnical choice
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