Former Brazil footballer Dani Alves© AFP Convicted rapist and former Brazil international Dani Alves left a prison near Barcelona on Monday after posting the one-million-euro bail set by a court to ensure his release pending appeal. Alves, one of the world’s most decorated footballers, walked out of the Brians 2 prison in San Esteban Sasroviras […]
Brazil Football Bosses Break Silence On 'Shameful' Robinho, Dani Alves Rape Cases
Brazil coach Dorival Junior said the national team and players were going through a “difficult time” coming to terms with the rape convictions of former internationals Robinho and Dani Alves. The Brazilian team and national federation had been criticised for their silence concerning the cases of striker Robinho and full-back Alves, both aged 40. Robinho […]
Convicted Of Rape, Ex-Brazil Star Dani Alves Freed On Bail For 1 Million Euros
File photo of Dani Alves.© AFP Former Brazil international footballer Dani Alves is to be released from jail pending an appeal against his rape conviction in exchange for posting bail of one million euros ($ 1.08 million), a Barcelona court said Wednesday. The ruling came a day after his lawyer requested the 40-year-old’s release on […]
Ex-Brazil Footballer Dani Alves Sentenced To 4.5 Years In Jail For Rape
A Spanish court on Thursday sentenced former Brazil international Dani Alves to four and a half years in prison after finding him guilty of raping a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022. It also ordered the three-time Champions League winner to five years probation after he serves his jail term, and demanded […]
Footballer Dani Alves Goes On Trial For Rape
Former Brazilian football star Dani Alves went on trial Monday in Barcelona accused of raping a woman in a local nightclub in 2022. Prosecutors are demanding a nine-year prison sentence, followed by 10 years of conditional liberty, where he would remain under supervision. They are also asking that he pay 150,000 euros ($ 162,000) in compensation to the […]