By Daily Sports on October 11, 2017
Ex-Barcelona and Middlesbrough star, Fabio Rochemback has been arrested after an alleged cockfighting ring
A police operation was conducted at a farm in Rio Grande do Sul state, reported news site Globo.
It said 89 roosters were seized and more than $100,000 (£75,000) in cash.
However, his father said his son was not present at the scene. Cockfighting is banned in Brazil.
UOL Sport reported that police arrested 57 people, out of 147 present during the early-morning raid close to Palmeira das Missoe.
But Rochemback's father Juarez said they had been together at the family farm elsewhere in the state.
Fabio Rochemback, now retired from football, was part of Brazil's national team.
He also played for Sport Club Internacional and Sporting Lisbon, before joining Middlesbrough in August 2005. (BBC)
•Photo shows Fabio Rochemback.
Source Daily Sports
Posted October 11, 2017
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