Robinho, convicted of sexual violence, cannot be extradited to Italy | Videos | CNN

The soccer player Robinho, 37, and his friend Ricardo Falco, were sentenced this Wednesday by an Italian court for a case of sexual violence that occurred in 2012. The striker's lawyer said that it is a "profoundly unfair" sentence.

The Rome Court of Cassation denied the appeal and upheld the first-instance sentences of nine years in prison.

However, the footballer is in his native Brazil.

Javier Romero has the details from Rome.