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Brazilian footballer Dani Alves was arrested on Friday after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Spain, after a judge denied bail for the former Barcelona defender.<\/p>\n
The alleged assault occurred at a Barcelona nightclub on Dec. 31, police told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n
Alves was taken into custody after responding to police calls. State prosecutors had asked him to be held without bail, and a judge agreed after hours of testimony and indicting him for sexual assault.<\/p>\n
A sexual assault accusation in Spain could mean anything from unwanted and unwanted sexual groping to rape.<\/p>\n
Alves denied the allegations in a video sent to Spanish TV station Antenna 3 last week. While admitting he was at the club, he said he didn’t know the woman, adding, “I’ve never invaded anyone’s personal space.”<\/p>\n
Alves, 39, is one of the most successful players in football, having won major titles with several elite clubs such as Barcelona, \u200b\u200bJuventus and Paris Saint-Germain during his long career. He currently plays for Mexican club Pumas.<\/p>\n
The defender was a key part of Barcelona’s golden age, playing on the team’s right flank behind Lionel Messi from 2008 to 2016. He made a brief comeback last season with the Catalan club, where he won the Champions League three times.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n