Brazil's soccer head says rape convictions for Alves and Robinho end "nefarious chapter"

Brazils soccer federation president Ednaldo Rodrigues said that the rape convictions of former footballers Dani Alves and Robinho end one of the most nefarious chapters in the countrys sports historyRodrigues said in a statement that the executives at governing body CBF and its coaching staff feel sorry for the victims of the brutal crimes committed by the former footballersRobinho was jailed Thursday after a high court authorized his nineyear jail sentence from a trial in Italy to be served in Brazil This week Alves got the opportunity to leave prison on bail while awaiting the appeal of his conviction for rapeAlso Read Gaikwads captaincy was most impressive against RCB GavaskarThe yellow shirt that Brazilian athletes wear on the pitch is much more than a jersey Just like soccer to Brazil is more than a sport Those who wear it need to defend the feelings and values of a whole country they represent Rodrigues said It is embarrassing that an athlete feels comfortable to commit such perversity as if all he achieved through sport will stop him from being punishedHours earlier Brazils new coach Dorival Juacutenior said Robinho was a fantastic person in a press conference in London ahead of Saturdays friendly between his team and England at Wembley Stadium Players of the countrys womens national team expressed their disgust with Juacuteniors comment on social media throughout FridayThis is unbelievable it really is midfielder Ary Borges said on social media Earlier this week the head of Brazils delegation in London Palmeiras chairperson Leila Pereira said the silence of footballers around the cases of Alves and Robinho was a slap in the face of all womenAlso Read IPL 2024 Getting Faf and Maxwell quickly was turning point GaikwadRodrigues also said Brazils bid to host the 2027 Womens World Cup represents the biggest project of the current administration to promote the participation of women in soccer fight sexism and develop the sport The host country for 2027 is expected to be named in MayAlves remains jailed in the Brians II prison 45 minutes from Barcelona where he was been for the past 14 months He was found guilty of raping a woman in a nightclub in December 2022 and sentenced to four years six months in prison He denied wrongdoing during the threeday trial in FebruarySpains state prosecutors office in Barcelona asked a court on Friday to reconsider its decision to grant Brazilian star Alves the opportunity to leave prisonHis requests to be released on bail before the trial were denied because the court deemed him a flight riskSince the early hours of Friday Robinho is an inmate at Tremembe penitentiary in rural Sao Paulo state He is expected to serve at least 4037 of his nineyear sentence for raping a woman in ItalyBrazil criminal law states suggests Robinho could get a more flexible jail regime for good behavior in prison He will be eligible in 2027 when almost half of his sentence has been served He continues to deny any wrongdoingThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever