Robinho green-lighted by FIFA (AP) Updated: 2007-06-14 08:53. MADRID, Spain - Robinho will play for Real Madrid in its Spanish league title-deciding finale after receiving permission from FIFA on ...

Robinho was named the heir to Pele's throne by Mr. Pele himself. ... Ultimately, he finished in the top ten of both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year Award nominations.

Former soccer player Robinho will soon begin serving nine years in prison in Brazil for the rape of a woman in Italy more than ... JAPAN TO FACE NORTH KOREA IN BACK-TO-BACK FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS.

Two of the most entertaining, talented, and brilliant players ever to play the beautiful game, they are none other than Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester City's Robinho ...

Robinho has joined Atletico Mineiro on a two-year contract. Shaun Botterill - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images. Former Real Madrid and Manchester City striker Robinho has left China Super League club ...

Brazilian soccer team Santos has suspended a newly-signed contract with international star Robinho after a sponsor made reference to the player's past sexual assault case and cut its ties with the ...

Former Manchester City and Real Madrid forward Robinho has been arrested in Brazil to begin serving a nine-year prison sentence for rape. An Italian court found the 40-year-old guilty, alongside ...

Brazilian judges ruled on Wednesday to uphold former AC Milan and Brazil striker Robinho’s rape conviction, adding that he must serve his nine-year prison sentence in Brazil.

Robinho is a throwback to Brazilian wing play. Older readers might remember Garrincha, the Little Bird who twice won the World Cup, in 1958 and 1962, though sadly drink and depression got the ...

Former Brazilian footballer Robson de Souza – also known as Robinho – was arrested by Federal Police on Thursday in Santos, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, his lawyer told CNN affiliate ...

"Robinho joined on a free contract for a period of six months. After the expiration of the contract the club have a priority right of renewal. "The player will wear jersey number 60.