Robinho

Robson de Souza known as Robinho is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a winger In 1999 at 15 years of age Robinho was picked by Brazil legend Pelé as his heir apparent and in 2002 went on to lead Santos FC to their first Campeonato Brasileiro title since Pelé himself played for the club Since then he has won a second title with Santos and two more with Spanish club Real Madrid He won the Italian Serie A title in his first season at Milan Robinho has won one Copa América title and two FIFA Confederations Cups with the Brazilian national team and played at two FIFA World Cups In 2017 an Italian court convicted Robinho of sexual assault in the 2013 gang rape of a woman at a Milan nightclub This conviction was upheld by the Milan Court of Appeals and subsequently upheld by Italys top court in January 2022 Italys request for extradition has been rejected by Brazil because the Constitution of Brazil does not allow extradition of Brazilian nationals