Sponsor Accuses Santos Sacking Robinho After Recordings Revealed



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Beatriz Cesarini and Eder Traskini

From UOL, in São Paulo and Santos

10/16/2020 1:29 PM

After the publication of the transcripts in which the player Robinho revealed his participation in the act that led an Albanian woman to accuse the athlete and his friends of gang rape, in Milan, Italy, the Kicaldo company, one of the sponsors of Santos , stated that he will terminate the contract. with the club if the forward stays. The details of the lawsuit were revealed on Friday (16) by the website “Globoesporte.com”.

“Following the report published by Globoesporte.com, our position is that the club ends with the player Robinho. We are waiting for the club’s position. If they are terminated, we will maintain the association. If not, we will no longer sponsor the team,” stated the company in touch with him sports.

Currently, Kicaldo prints the sleeve of Santos’ uniform. THE Twitter is reaching out to all sponsors and partners and looks forward to positioning itself after this morning’s disclosures and impacts on the respective brands.

Orthopride, an orthodontic company, was the first company to break a contract with Santos. The sponsor had been advertising Peixe’s shirt numbers since May 2018. The decision was motivated by the hiring of striker Robinho.

The 36-year-old woman has been sentenced to nine years in prison in Italy for “group sexual violence”. The decision is in the first instance and the player and his lawyers appeal. Shirt 7 is free to act and has until the third instance before a final sentence.

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