Official: Robinho To Serve Nine-Year Prison Sentence!
MILAN, ITALY - MARCH 29: Robinho of AC Milan looks on during the Serie A match between AC Milan and AC Chievo Verona at San Siro Stadium on March 29, 2014 in Milan, Italy. The retired Brazilian footballer was convicted in 2017 for his part in a group sexual assault after an incident at a night club in Milan nine years ago.Brazil does not extradite nationals, which met Italy had to seek imprisonment in the player's home nation.
Sky News has reported that a Brazilian court has now ruled that Robinho must serve out a prison sentence in Brazil.The former Brazil international recently claimed that his prison sentence was a result of racism in Italy. "I was convicted in Italy unjustly for something that did not happen and I have all the evidence to show that. I played four years in Italy and I got tired of seeing stories of racism," Robinho told Record TV.
"Unfortunately it happens today. That happened in 2013 and today we are in 2024, which leads me to believe that the same people who do nothing against racism are the same ones who they condemned at my trial.Get the best in Soccer, News and Lifestyle content with SNL24 PLUS For 14 free days, you can have access to the best from Soccer Laduma, KickOff, Daily Sun, TrueLove and Drum. Thereafter you will be billed R29 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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