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19th Jan 2022

Robinho to begin prison sentence after rape conviction appeal is rejected

Daniel Brown

Robinho was convicted of rape in 2017

Former Manchester City footballer Robinho is set to begin a nine-year prison sentence for rape following an unsuccessful appeal.

The Court of Cassation in Rome rejected an appeal from the former Brazil international and Ricardo Falco, relating to the incident, which occurred in 2013.

Robinho, 37, and Falco – a friend of the ex-Real Madrid man – were convicted of rape in 2017 and given a nine-year jail sentence by the courts. However, their appeal process with the Italian courts has been ongoing since the sentence was handed down.

The Brazilian rejected claims that he took part in the gang rape of a 22-year-old Albanian woman at the Sio Cafe nightclub in Milan in January 2013.

However, the court in Rome have delivered a final decision which will see the sentence begin – with no room for further appeals.