Former Real Madrid, Manchester City and Milan star Robinho has claimed that the colour of his skin played a part in his rape conviction in Italy. The 40-year-old was sentenced in Italy to nine years in prison for an incident in Milan in 2013 with a young Albanian woman.
However the Brazilian has not served any of his sentence, as Brazil have no extradition policy with nationals, but he could serve time in Brazil, depending on the decision of the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Robinho gave an interview claiming that he was innocent on Sunday night, and declaring that his conviction was racially motivated.
Robinho culpa o racismo na Itália por sua condenação em entrevista a Record.
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