5 best players to move from Europe to MLS

#4 Kaka

New York City FC v Orlando City SC

A winner of the Ballon d’Or in 2007, Kaka was the marquee addition of Orlando City when they joined the league in 2015, having been inspired by the club’s Brazilian owner Flavio Augusto da Silva to move to the States.

At his peak, when the playmaker was strutting his stuff for Real Madrid and AC Milan, he was the greatest in the world, and he was made the highest-paid star in MLS history with the move, which guaranteed him $7.2 million each year.

In order to stay sharp before City began competitive action in March 2015, he was shipped out to Sao Paolo, where he played 24 matches, and by the time he arrived for action in the USA, he was still in excellent shape. Indeed, he scored on the team’s first competitive outing, firing home a free kick against New York City and was ranked second in the League’s Player of the Month award.

He was a roaring success throughout his time in Orlando, as he was named for the MLS All-Star game in each of his three seasons in the league, claiming the MVP award in 2015.

Kaka scored nine times in each of his first two campaigns and notched six in his final year before retirement.