Barcelona legend sent to jail

Brazilian international Dani Alves has had his contract at Mexican side Pumas terminated after he being jailed on remand without bail over an alleged sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub.

The 39-year-old, who has denied any wrongdoing, was taken to the Brians 1 jail outside Barcelona, said a source with knowledge of the matter.

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Earlier on Friday, Alves appeared before a Barcelona judge after local police detained and questioned him. The public prosecutor had requested he be jailed without bail pending trial.

The alleged victim had filed a complaint earlier this month and the case remains open over a crime of sexual assault, Catalonia’s court system said in a statement.

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Alves told Antena 3 TV earlier this month that he was at the club with other people but denied any such behaviour.

Alves played for Barcelona from 2008-2016 and briefly returned to the LaLiga team for the 2021-22 season.

He has played for the Brazil national team since 2006, making 126 appearances and scoring eight goals.

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