Kaka Is My Football Idol – Pereira

Fulham midfielder, Andreas Pereira has come out to admit that he rubs Kaka’s shorts on his legs for confidence before big games. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, he once received the shorts from Kaka himself when he was working as a ball boy during a MUFC vs Real Madrid clash, and since then, it has been his ritual to use it as a confidence booster before crucial games.

Pereira added that he loved Kaka a lot as a player because of his style of play, and he was his role model.

His words, “It was a Champions League match between Manchester and Real Madrid and I was a ball boy. Alex Ferguson asked the U21 and U18 players if they wanted to be ball boys because he needed the ball quicker and so on. After the game, I waited and saw Kaka. I asked for his shirt, but he said he’d already changed. Then I said: anything then, a sock, shorts, I don’t know. He said he had a pair of shorts, I said it would do. He gave it to me, it was incredible, and the shorts are still in a safe to this day.

Every now and then, before an important game, I go and get them to give me confidence, to rub on my leg.

Two weeks ago, I was at Willian’s house and he asked me who I really admired. I said I’d always liked Kaka a lot, because of his style of play, he was an example to me. He said he knew Kaka and said he was going to ring him. I thought: he must be joking. I kept quiet, it put me off. He called, I heard his voice and I couldn’t stand it, I cried. I spoke to him, to this day I can’t believe I spoke to Kaka. Everyone was in shock.

Kaka even said that when he came here we were going to do something, and I joked with Willian: don’t even call me, I’ll freeze at the table. He’s always been an idol to me, I’ve always liked his style. A very special person.”