A court in Milan has sentenced Brazil international Robinho to
nine years in prison.
The former Manchester City player has been convicted of being
one of six people involved in the assault of a 22-year-old woman at a
Milanese nightclub on January 22, 2013.
Robinho played for Milan between 2010 and 2015, while he is
currently with Atletico Mineiro and made his last appearance for the national
team against Colombia in January.
He is currently residing in his home country and he is
highly unlikely to face jail time for his offences.
According to local
legislation, no Brazilian citizen can be extradited to another country under
request to face criminal charges.
However, that will not apply should he leave his home country and
is detained elsewhere.
His
current club Atletico Mineiro declined to comment on the sentence, stating that
they would only speak through the team’s lawyers if necessary.
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