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By Chris Green
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
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Manchester City's Brazilian superstar Robinho has been arrested and released on bail over an allegation of sexual assault, it was reported last night.
A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said that officers were investigating an allegation of sexual assault which took place at a nightclub in Leeds a number of weeks ago, and that an arrest had been made in the past few days. He said: "There is an investigation ongoing regarding an incident in a nightclub in Leeds. A man has been arrested and questioned and has been given police bail."
Manchester City refused to confirm or deny the allegation, but it is understood that Robinho, 25, did not report for training yesterday. A separate source confirmed that the player had been questioned.
It recently emerged that the Brazilian, who signed for the Premier League club in September last year for a British record transfer fee of £32.5m, would be fined two weeks' wages – believed to be around £200,000 – after he left a training camp in Tenerife without permission.
In 2007, Robinho and his fellow Brazilian international Ronaldinho were at the centre of a controversy when they were both dropped for the upcoming weekend by their league clubs after they had missed their flights from Brazil back to Spain. Reports by a Brazilian newspaper, O Globo, described both players partying with other teammates into the early morning hours at a popular Rio de Janeiro nightclub, Catwalk, as they celebrated Brazil's 5-0 win over Ecuador the day before.
Robinho signed for Manchester City on the last day of the transfer window, on the same day that the club was bought by an Arab investment company, Abu Dhabi United Group. He had previously been linked with an expensive transfer to Chelsea. He emphasised his desire to play for the London club up to the eve of the transfer.
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By Chris Green
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
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Manchester City refused to confirm or deny the allegation, but it is understood that Robinho did not report for training yesterdaySearchSearch Go
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Manchester City's Brazilian superstar Robinho has been arrested and released on bail over an allegation of sexual assault, it was reported last night.
A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said that officers were investigating an allegation of sexual assault which took place at a nightclub in Leeds a number of weeks ago, and that an arrest had been made in the past few days. He said: "There is an investigation ongoing regarding an incident in a nightclub in Leeds. A man has been arrested and questioned and has been given police bail."
Manchester City refused to confirm or deny the allegation, but it is understood that Robinho, 25, did not report for training yesterday. A separate source confirmed that the player had been questioned.
It recently emerged that the Brazilian, who signed for the Premier League club in September last year for a British record transfer fee of £32.5m, would be fined two weeks' wages – believed to be around £200,000 – after he left a training camp in Tenerife without permission.
In 2007, Robinho and his fellow Brazilian international Ronaldinho were at the centre of a controversy when they were both dropped for the upcoming weekend by their league clubs after they had missed their flights from Brazil back to Spain. Reports by a Brazilian newspaper, O Globo, described both players partying with other teammates into the early morning hours at a popular Rio de Janeiro nightclub, Catwalk, as they celebrated Brazil's 5-0 win over Ecuador the day before.
Robinho signed for Manchester City on the last day of the transfer window, on the same day that the club was bought by an Arab investment company, Abu Dhabi United Group. He had previously been linked with an expensive transfer to Chelsea. He emphasised his desire to play for the London club up to the eve of the transfer.
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