Robinho

Brazil coach Dorival Junior said the national team and players were going through a "difficult time" coming to terms with the rape convictions of former internationals Robinho and Dani Alves.

Supreme Court Judge Luiz Fux rejected Robinho's request for a stay and ruled "the detention order is maintained... so that he can begin serving his sentence."

The court ruled by nine votes to two in favor of an Italian request that Robinho serve his sentence in his home country after he was found guilty of taking part in the gang rape of an Albanian woman

Brazil president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said that he hopes Robinho can "serve" the sentence on Brazilian soil.

Robinho, 33, who currently plays with Atletico Mineiro in Brazil, pleaded not guilty via his lawyer and never appeared at any of the court hearings in northern Italy.

Robinho rescinded his contract with AC Milan in May and had spent the past year on loan at Santos, scoring 17 goals in 41 matches.

The 31-year-old had been tied to the Italian club until mid 2016, but agreed to waiver outstanding payments from the Rossoneri in exchange for having his contract annulled, newspaper O Globo reported.

Robinho did not make the World Cup squad but is back in favour with Dunga at the helm.

It was not only his beard that caught the eye, as Neymar also drove a cart comically around the field much to the delight of the fans, to tend to former Brazilian teammate Robinho's pretentious injury.

Brazil football great Ronaldo Ronaldinho Gaucho, Kaka, Adriano and Robinho were not able to lead the team and Neymar's generation will now have to get the job done.

Robinho, who was left out of World Cup squad, has won 92 caps for the Selecao.

Milan forward Robinho (92 caps) missed the cut along with former world players of the year Ronaldinho (97 caps) and Kaka (87 caps), as Luiz Felipe Scolari announced a 23-member Brazilian squad for World Cup 2014.

The goal was Robinho's first at international level since August 2011 and came before 38,514 fans in Toronto's domed Rogers Center.

Injury-hit Milan opened the scoring in the ninth minute when Robinho pounced on a defensive error to hold off Gerard Pique and beat Victor Valdes in the visitors' goal after a nice one-two with compatriot Kaka.

Birsa was given a role in the 'hole' behind Robinho and Alessandro Matri and scored the winner in a 1-0 win over Udinese

Brazil coach Dorival Junior said the national team and players were going through a "difficult time" coming to terms with the rape convictions of former internationals Robinho and Dani Alves.

Supreme Court Judge Luiz Fux rejected Robinho's request for a stay and ruled "the detention order is maintained... so that he can begin serving his sentence."

The court ruled by nine votes to two in favor of an Italian request that Robinho serve his sentence in his home country after he was found guilty of taking part in the gang rape of an Albanian woman

Brazil president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said that he hopes Robinho can "serve" the sentence on Brazilian soil.

Robinho, 33, who currently plays with Atletico Mineiro in Brazil, pleaded not guilty via his lawyer and never appeared at any of the court hearings in northern Italy.

Robinho rescinded his contract with AC Milan in May and had spent the past year on loan at Santos, scoring 17 goals in 41 matches.

The 31-year-old had been tied to the Italian club until mid 2016, but agreed to waiver outstanding payments from the Rossoneri in exchange for having his contract annulled, newspaper O Globo reported.

Robinho did not make the World Cup squad but is back in favour with Dunga at the helm.

It was not only his beard that caught the eye, as Neymar also drove a cart comically around the field much to the delight of the fans, to tend to former Brazilian teammate Robinho's pretentious injury.

Brazil football great Ronaldo Ronaldinho Gaucho, Kaka, Adriano and Robinho were not able to lead the team and Neymar's generation will now have to get the job done.

Robinho, who was left out of World Cup squad, has won 92 caps for the Selecao.

Milan forward Robinho (92 caps) missed the cut along with former world players of the year Ronaldinho (97 caps) and Kaka (87 caps), as Luiz Felipe Scolari announced a 23-member Brazilian squad for World Cup 2014.

The goal was Robinho's first at international level since August 2011 and came before 38,514 fans in Toronto's domed Rogers Center.

Injury-hit Milan opened the scoring in the ninth minute when Robinho pounced on a defensive error to hold off Gerard Pique and beat Victor Valdes in the visitors' goal after a nice one-two with compatriot Kaka.

Birsa was given a role in the 'hole' behind Robinho and Alessandro Matri and scored the winner in a 1-0 win over Udinese