Former Brazil international football player Robinho has been arrested to serve a nine-year prison sentence for rape. He was convicted two years ago in Italy for his part in the gang rape of an ...

Once anointed as the heir apparent to Pele the former Real Madrid and Manchester City star had it all – then threw it away ...

Former Manchester City and Real Madrid footballer Robinho spent his first night in jail in Brazil since being convicted for rape in Italy in 2017, prison authorities said Friday. Robinho, 40, was ...

after which Italian prosecutors issued an international arrest warrant. Brazil does not extradite its nationals, however, and Italy asked that Robinho be made to serve his sentence in his home ...

Robinho's Christmas celebrations will have looked markedly different from those of other high-profile footballers, given that he is currently serving a nine-year prison sentence. The disgraced ...

But Robinho, perhaps its best-known inmate of all, was told he didn’t qualify for leave and had to spend the festive period behind bars in rural São Paulo state. Legal battles and appeals meant ...