Robinho speaks out after his 9-years jail sentence for rape

The media has been buzzing in the last hours as a court in Milan sentenced Robinho to nine years in jail for rape. The incident which date...

The media has been buzzing in the last hours as a court in Milan sentenced Robinho to nine years in jail for rape.

The incident which dates back to January 22, 2013, happened in a Milanes disco.



Robinho met the woman in a Milan restaurant and later met her in a disco, where he committed the crime with five other people.

Robinho hits back
The former AC Milan, Manchester City and Real Madrid star took to his Instagram account to publish a statement.

It read that he “already defended himself against the accusations, affirming that he did not participate in the episode” and “all legal measures are being taken”.

Career path
The 33-year-old became the most expensive player in British football when he joined Manchester City from Real Madrid for £32.5m in 2008.



However, after struggling to adapt to life in England, a move to AC Milan for just £15m two years later after a loan spell at his hometown club Santos.

Robinho spent four seasons at the San Siro, during which the offence took place, before moving to Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande in 2015.


He spent just one season in China before moving back to Brazil with Atletico Mineiro in 2016.