Rape sentences for Alves, Robinho ends nefarious chapters: Brazil football chief

Ednaldo Rodrigues

Brazil's football 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 country's sports history.

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Rodrigues 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 footballers."

Robinho was jailed on Thursday after a high court authorized his nine-year 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 rape. "The yellow shirt that Brazilian athletes wear on the pitch is much more than a jersey. Just like football 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 punished."

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