Mar 28, 2025 · Former Barcelona and Brazil soccer player Dani Alves has won his appeal against a rape conviction, with a Spanish court overturning the ruling on Friday. Alves was found guilty in February 2024 of ...

Daniel "Dani" Alves da Silva (Portuguese: [dɐniˈɛw ˈawviz dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; born 6 May 1983) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Widely regarded as one of the best full-backs of all time, he is also one of the most decorated players with 43 trophies.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves won his appeal against a sexual assault conviction as a Spanish court overturned the ruling Friday in a case that lasted more than three years and saw the former Barcelona defender spend 14 months in jail.

Soccer star Dani Alves has been found guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub and sentenced to four years and six months in prison. The Barcelona Provincial Court convicts the 40-year-old former Brazil and Barcelona defender of sexual assault for the incident on Dec. 31, 2022.

Apr 6, 2025 · Alves, 41, was accused of sexually assaulting a 23-year-old woman in December 2022 in the private bathroom of a suite at the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona. He was arrested and placed in preventive ...

Feb 22, 2024 · Dani Alves, one of the most successful soccer players of his generation, was found guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in 2022.

Mar 28, 2025 · Dani Alves, the former Barcelona and Brazilian national team star, won his appeal Friday after being found guilty of rape last year.

Feb 22, 2024 · Dani Alves, one of the most successful soccer players of his generation, was found guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub and sentenced to four years and six months in prison on...

Mar 28, 2025 · Former Barcelona player Dani Alves won his appeal against a sexual assault conviction as a Spanish court overturned the ruling Friday.

Mar 20, 2024 · A Spanish court has ruled that ex-Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves can be conditionally released from jail after serving about a quarter of his sentence for rape.