Roberto Carlos, who was capped 125 times for Br azil's national team, currently lives in Spain and works as an ambassador for Real Madrid.
A Rio de Janeiro judge has sentenced former Real Madrid and Br azil international full-back Roberto Carlos to jail for failing to pay child support. The 44-year-old owes his ex-partner Barbara Thurler 61,000 reais (around USD 20,000), according to documents lodged with the Itaperuna family court in Rio de Janeiro state, reports Xinhua. Carlos, a father of nine, has two children with Thurler.
Judge Mayane de Castro said the family rejected a proposal by the 44-year-old to pay the sum in instalments.
The retired World Cup winner's lawyer, Fernando Pittner, said the matter would be resolved without Carlos going to jail.