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Brazil World Cup Star Jailed for Raping Woman in Nightclub Bathroom

GUILTY

Dani Alves, 40, was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

Breaking News Editor

Published Feb. 22 2024 6:16AM EST

Dani Alves, the Brazil soccer legend, has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub. — Carl Recine/Reuters

Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

Breaking News Editor

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