
Dani Alves, the former Barcelona and Brazil defender, has been arrested in Catalonia for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub.
The 39-year-old defender was charged on December 30, 2022, and this morning, he was taken to the Barcelona region, to be held in custody.
The former footballer has categorically denied the accusations. He admitted that he was in the club premises, but he did not know the woman who had accused him.
The woman in question claims that Alves had touched her under her underwear against her will.