Kaka, thanks for the memory!

Today is indeed a hard day for Milan fans. Kaka is leaving Milan for Real Madrid, at a whopping transfer fee of £59m. This amount is equivalent to the debts of the whole AC Milan, therefore this deal makes perfect sense, financially. But to lose a player of Kaka's calibre, no matter how much the money is, will be a lost to Milan.

As Kaka is not just another footballer, he is the greatest footballer, a great role model to the world as a footballer, when other footballers are disgracing the profession. He is down-to-earth and never let his stardom and money to get the better of his character. He is the unique one in the current crop of great footballers, who despite their great talent and skills, have shown some volatile and unprofessional behavior.

And in his last press conference as a Milan player, he said he joined Real Madrid to help AC Milan financially. I'm touched, but at the same time, feel unfortunate that Milan is in such difficult situation. If only Milan is stronger financially...

As a Milan fan, I can only say thank you to Kaka, for all the great memories, and his professionalism he had shown to the club during the 6 years at Milan. And I hope Milan had redeemed the pride they lost in the 2005 Champions League final by winning the same tournament in 2007, against the same opposition. Therefore I choose this pix to remind everyone of the great moments when he was at Milan. As he said in the press conference, "My professional link with AC Milan finishes now, but my sentimental link will never end."

Definitely, as he has become a legend in Milan! And wish you all the best at Real!

El Clasico: Barcelona vs Real Madrid

The focus of the match has to be Real's new coach: Juande Ramos. The former Tottenham manager, who was sacked recently, returned to Spain with his reputation still intact, as Real look to him to save their title challenge this season.

Real is in unfamiliar territory: they are struggling in the 5th position in the La Liga, while Barca is starting to find their feet, with Messi, Henry and Eto in scoring form. But all these obvious advantages may just be the banana skin that plotted Real's victory in this game.

El Clasico, as in many other derby matches and bitter rival match-up, is an unpredictable match where form cannot be rely upon. In fact, for Real, this is a golden opportunity to turn around their disappointing season. With all their talents around, and Raul record-breaking form, Real will not be the underdogs for this tie. And with Juande Ramos at helm, the Real players will be trying even harder to impress their new boss.

As Juande Ramos said, Real have nothing to fear. If Real, with the hosts of talent they have, need to fear Barca, then the rest of the league might as well give the title to Barca. Bernd Schuster's negative statement is of no logic, and really irked the President and fans. Bernd practically talks himself out of the job, as not long ago, Real president had given him a vote of confidence.

This game may well be determined by the brilliance of the top stars of either side, be it Messi, Henry and Eto for Barca, or Raul, Gago and Sneijder.