Sports

Barcelona legend sent to jail

    0
    img 7991

    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.

    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.

    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.

    Accurate News Nigeria chat
    accuratenewsng

    Election: Borno declares eight-day holiday for schools

    Previous article

    Court sacks APC exco in Bayelsa, nullify ward, state congresses

    Next article

    You may also like

    Comments

    Leave a reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    More in Sports