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Breaking: Former Barcelona Player, Brazil’s Dani Alves Detained Over ‘Sexual Charges’

Brazil defender Dani Alves has been detained by police in Barcelona on suspicion of sexual assault.

The former Barcelona full-back, 39, allegedly assaulted a woman by inappropriately touching her in a nightclub in Barcelona in December.

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Alves, who has denied the allegation, has been taken into custody and will be questioned by a judge on Friday.

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He played 408 times for Barcelona across two spells and was also part of Brazil’s 2022 World Cup squad.

The defender currently plays for Pumas UNAM in Mexico.

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Local police Mossos d’Esquadra confirmed the details to Reuters and AFP news agencies.

 

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