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Rosa SULLEIRO

Ex-Brazil Star Dani Alves Sentenced To 4.5 Years In Jail For Rape

Prosecutors had called for a nine-year jail sentence for the 40-year-old (Credit: AFP)

A Spanish court on Thursday sentenced former Brazil international Dani Alves to four and a half years in prison after finding him guilty of raping a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022.

It also ordered the three-time Champions League winner to five years probation after he serves his jail term, and demanded he pay 150,000 euros ($162,000) in compensation to the victim.

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