Dani Alves under investigation for sexual assault, court confirms
By Reuters
11 January 2023 |
5:16 am
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
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