London, Jan. 16 : Here's all you need to know about Kaka a. k. a. the "Brazilian Beckham" who defied incredible odds to become a global sporting superhero, according to The Daily Express.

1. Kaka was born Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite in Brasilia, on April 22, 1982.

2. His brother Rodrigo, 22, created his nickname because he could not pronounce his real name.

3. The star began life with myopia and a rare bone deficiency, and was considered too weak to make it in football.

4. As a teenager he needed a special diet to beef him up before his pro debut at the age of 17.

5. A year later he had a spinal fracture in a swimming accident, but escaped paralysis.

London, Jan. 16: Frank Lampard has urged Chelsea's whining stars to stop crying - and get on with the job.

"The manager going public with his criticism is not a problem. If you want to cry just because the manager says you are playing below par, you need to look at yourself. We are all men and just have to accept it," The Sun quoted Lampard, as saying.

He was referring to coach Scolari blast at his star-studded squad before Wednesday's third-round replay and it was not hard to pick out Drogba, Deco, Nicolas Anelka and Michael Ballack were his prime targets.

London, Jan. 16: Brazilian striker Kaka has been given the green light to join Manchester City after the club increased their offer to a phenomenal 243 million pounds.

AC Milan last night confirmed they had received the mind-boggling bid, which changes the face of world football.

The Kaka camp has given its blessing for City to approach Milan six weeks ago when they first saw just how much was being offered, reports the Sun.

Madrid  - Athletic Bilbao cruised into the quarter-finals of the Spanish King's Cup on Thursday with a 2-0 home win overlocal rivals Osasuna.

The comfortable victory puts Bilbao through on a 3-1 aggregate, because they battled out a 1-1 draw in Pamplona last week.

Veteran Igor Gabilondo shot Bilbao ahead with his trusty left foot after just five minutes. In the 18th minute Osasuna defender Josetxo made it 2-0 by turning a shot from Markel Susaeta into his own goal.

Madrid  - Struggling Spanish Liga side Mallorca announced on Thursday night the return of Mateu Alemany as club president.

Alemany takes over from Joaquin Garcia, whose reign has been brief and stormy, with the club's debts mounting alarmingly.

Alemany has the support of leading shareholder Vicente Grande, who was president from 2005 to 2008. Alemany was president from 2000 to 2005, during which time the islanders won the King's Cup and played in European competitions.

London, Jan. 15 : Manchester City may target Brazilian striker Kaka''s dad to get the superstar to accept a proposed 100-million-pound move from A C Milan.

Mirror Sport has learned that Kaka''s father Bosco, who is his son''s closest adviser, is due to fly to Milan to discuss the City proposal with their chief executive Garry Cook.

The Blues hope to persuade Bosco of their ambition to become one of Europe''s top clubs and believe his father will help persuade the former World Player of the Year to join them in the world record breaking deal.

It is understood City officials will sit down with Kaka and his representatives within the next 48 hours and present their proposal to the player and his advisers.