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Dani Alves to face sexual assault trial in Spain, prosecutors seek 9-year prison sentence

Prosecutors are seeking a nine-year prison sentence for Brazilian footballer Dani Alves for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman last year, a Spanish court said Thursday.

Alves is set to face trial over allegations he assaulted the woman in a night club in Barcelona on December 30. He was indicted by an investigative judge in August and the court said this month there was enough evidence to open a trial. A date for the hearings was not yet set.

The former Barcelona defender has denied any wrongdoing, claiming he had consensual sex with the accuser.

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