Former Barcelona
and Brazil defender Dani Alves is under investigation over an allegation that
he sexually assaulted a woman in a nightclub in Spain last month, Catalonia’s
Supreme Court said on Tuesday.
Alves denies any
wrongdoing.
The court in
Barcelona said in a statement it had opened proceedings “for an alleged crime
of sexual assault as a result of the complaint filed by a woman for events that
allegedly occurred in a nightclub in Barcelona last month”.
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The statement
did not specifically name Alves but a court spokeswoman confirmed to Reuters he
was the subject of the complaint. She said the case was under investigation but
the court had no more information.
Spanish media
had reported that a woman had accused Alves of touching her beneath her
underwear without her consent when she was with friends at a nightclub in late
December 2022.
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A spokesperson
for Alves, asked by Reuters for comment, said the player “vehemently denies”
all allegations. Alves is currently in Mexico playing for Pumas UNAM.
Alves told
Antena 3 in an interview last week that he was at the club with other people
but he denied any such behaviour.
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“I was dancing
and having a good time without invading anyone’s space,” he said. “I dont know
who this lady is…How could I do that to a woman? No.”
Full-back Alves
became the oldest Brazilian to play in a World Cup match when he captained the
team against Cameroon in Qatar earlier in December.
He also holds
the record for most career trophies with 43, counting club and international
competitions
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