Kaká Gets His Own adidas Predator 26 for 44th Birthday

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite—best known across the globe simply as "Kaká"—has been retired from professional football since 2017, but he's still remembered as one of the game's most elegant ballers of all-time. Ahead of his 44th birthday, his longtime partner adidas Football has unveiled a special-edition Predator 26 for the Brazilian icon.

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Co-signed by Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly, the boots feature a similar brown-heavy color palette as other footwear from the Wales Bonner adidas Originals collection. The Preds feature a snakeskin print across their STRIKESKIN-assisted upper. Shimmering chrome profile stripes match the eye-catching finish on the CONTROLFRAME 2.0 sole unit, while "Wales Bonner" text lands on the lateral sidewall of the left boot. The right boot sees a "WB" logo stamped onto the fold-over tongue.

Enjoy detailed photos of the Predator 26 boot ahead. Pairs of the Wales Bonner collaboration roll out today, April 17, through adidas.com.

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