Arrest shatters Dani Alves’ image as soccer’s witty winner
Associated PressBARCELONA, Spain — Dani Alves has spent his first night in pre-trial jail for alleged sexual assault in Spain, an incident that has left his wife distraught and shocked the soccer world. When Xavi returned to Barcelona as the coach midway through last season, he gave his approval to the club bringing back Alves for a second stint to provide his struggling side with some leadership. I feel very bad for him, because I know him.” Under Spain’s sexual consent law passed last year, sexual assault takes in a wide array of sex crimes from on-line abuse and groping to rape, each with different possible punishments. Neither the police nor the court would disclose any details of Alves’ case, and the Spanish press has included differing accounts of the alleged events, ranging from Alves supposedly groping the woman to him allegedly raping her in a club bathroom.