Italy’s Justice Ministry has issued an international arrest warrant for former Man City and AC Milan forward Robinho after the country’s top court confirmed his conviction for rape.
The ministry has asked the global police agency Interpol to enact the warrant.
Robinho, whose full name is Robson de Souza, lives in Brazil. The South American country does not extradite its nationals, which means Robinho would only face arrest if he travelled abroad.
A Milan court in 2017 found Robinho and five other Brazilians guilty of gang raping a woman after plying her with alcohol in a nightclub.
Robinho during the pre-season friendly match between Manchester City and Celtic
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Robinho became the most expensive player in British football when he joined City from Real for £32.5m in 2008
The conviction was confirmed by an appeals court in 2020 and validated by Italy’s Supreme Court last month.
Robinho, 38, has always denied the charge.
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