A court in Italy has sentenced former Real Madrid and AC Milan forward Robinho to nine years in prison after being found guilty of sexual assault of a 22-year-old Albanian woman in a Milanese disco in 2013.

According to Telegraph, Robinho and five others assulted the woman on January 22, 2013, when the Brazilian international was contracted to AC Milan.

The player however will have an opportunity to dispute the sentence as the Italian law system allows for “several levels of appeal” before any sentence is enforced.

Robinho was also accused of raping a university student in a Leeds nightclub in January 2009 and in April of that year it was announced that he would not face charges.

Robinho is currently in Brazil where he plays for Atletico Mineiro.