FOOTBALL SHORTS

÷ FORMER Manchester City striker Robinho, 33, has been sentenced to nine years in prison by an Italian court for taking part in the gang rape of a woman in Milan in 2013. ÷ BRIGHTON captain Bruno Saltor has joined Juan Mata’s Common Goal charity, helping the world’s under-privileged, to which he will donate one per cent of his earnings. ÷ BURNLEY are monitoring Kilmarnock’s 23-year-old winger Jordan Jones with a view to a move in January.

÷ LEEDS UNITED scouts watched Bundelsiga Two top scorer Marvin Ducksch, 23, play for Holstein Kiel againts Nuremberg last weekend. ÷ RENNES are pursuing a loan deal for Leicester City striker Islam Slimani, who wants to leave. Watford and Crystal Palace are also interested.