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Real Madrid Beat Villarreal But Dani Carvajal Suffers Knee Injury

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Fede Valverde and Vinicius Junior strikes helped Real Madrid bounce back from their first defeat since January with a 2-0 win over Villarreal on Saturday in La Liga. Los Blancos lost in the Champions League at Lille but are still unbeaten in the Spanish top flight and moved level with leaders Barcelona, before the Catalans visit Alaves on Sunday. Valverde’s deflected effort and a rocket from Vinicius allowed Madrid to put a four-point gap between them and their third-placed opponents, who battled well but came up fractionally short in the capital. Madrid’s victory was marred by a late injury to defender Dani Carvajal, who had to be taken off on a stretcher. “It seems a serious knee injury, it will be looked at in the coming hours,” Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti told reporters. “The players are sad, worried, because something happened that happens a lot, because of the (busy) calendar, and it happened to a very, very important player for us.” Ancelotti said Vinicius would also have medical tests after being taken …

Convicted Rapist Dani Alves Leaves Jail After Posting Bail

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Former Brazil footballer Dani Alves© AFP Convicted rapist and former Brazil international Dani Alves left a prison near Barcelona on Monday after posting the one-million-euro bail set by a court to ensure his release pending appeal. Alves, one of the world’s most decorated footballers, walked out of the Brians 2 prison in San Esteban Sasroviras near Barcelona, an AFP correspondent at the scene said. (This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) Topics mentioned in this article Source link

Brazil Football Bosses Break Silence On ‘Shameful’ Robinho, Dani Alves Rape Cases

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Brazil coach Dorival Junior said the national team and players were going through a “difficult time” coming to terms with the rape convictions of former internationals Robinho and Dani Alves. The Brazilian team and national federation had been criticised for their silence concerning the cases of striker Robinho and full-back Alves, both aged 40. Robinho has begun a nine-year sentence in Brazil for taking part in a gang rape in Italy in 2013, while Alves received a four-and-a-half year conviction for raping a young woman in a Barcelona nightclub in 2022. “As coach of the national team, I have an obligation to speak out,” Dorival said ahead of Saturday’s international friendly against England in Wembley. “First, I think it’s a very delicate situation. I think of the families and especially the victims affected by these cases which occur every day in our country and around the world.” Dorival, who took over the five-time world champions in January, said the situation of Robinho whom he coached at Brazilian club Santos was particularly painful for him. “If …

Convicted Of Rape, Ex-Brazil Star Dani Alves Freed On Bail For 1 Million Euros

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File photo of Dani Alves.© AFP Former Brazil international footballer Dani Alves is to be released from jail pending an appeal against his rape conviction in exchange for posting bail of one million euros ($1.08 million), a Barcelona court said Wednesday. The ruling came a day after his lawyer requested the 40-year-old’s release on grounds he had already served a quarter of his four-and-a-half-year sentence in pre-trial detention following his arrest in January 2023. In its ruling, the court granted him “provisional release” in exchange for “the bail payment of 1,000,000 euros” also requiring he hand over his Spanish and Brazilian passports, remain in Spain and present himself to court “on a weekly basis”. Public prosecutors had opposed his request, arguing he posed a high-flight risk. One of the world’s most decorated footballers who played for Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, Alves was sentenced on February 22 after being convicted of raping a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022. His lawyers swiftly appealed the conviction. The victim, who testified behind a screen to …

Dani Alves sexual assault case: Former Brazil, Barcelona full-back sentenced to four and a half years in prison | Football News

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Former Barcelona and Brazil full-back Dani Alves has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison after being found guilty on the count of sexual assault on Thursday morning in Spanish court. “The ruling considers that it has been proven that the victim did not consent and that there are elements of evidence, in addition to the testimony of the complainant, to understand rape occurred,” the court said in a statement. Having been arrested in January last year as part of an investigation for an alleged sexual assault case filed by a 23-year-old woman in Barcelona, Alves has repeatedly denied the charges and refuted the claims of a sexual penetration. The Brazilian footballer would later go on to acknowledge the fact that he had lied in his previous testimonies in an attempt to ‘save his marriage’. On Thursday, he was adjudged guilty and sentenced to a further five years of ‘supervised’ freedom upon release and requested to pay €150,000 to the victim plus legal fees. Alves has also been told that he cannot …

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

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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. “The victim did not consent and there is evidence that, beyond the complainant’s testimony, permits the rape to be considered proven,” the Barcelona court wrote in a statement. “The court considers as proven the fact that the defendant abruptly grabbed the complainant, threw her to the ground and penetrated her vaginally, preventing her from moving, while the complainant said no and wanted to leave.” Prosecutors had called for a nine-year jail sentence for the 40-year-old followed by 10 years of probation.  Alves, who testified at his trial that the sex with the woman was consensual, can appeal. One of the world’s most decorated footballers who played for Barcelona …

Footballer Dani Alves Goes On Trial For Rape

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Former Brazilian football star Dani Alves went on trial Monday in Barcelona accused of raping a woman in a local nightclub in 2022. Prosecutors are demanding a nine-year prison sentence, followed by 10 years of conditional liberty, where he would remain under supervision. They are also asking that he pay 150,000 euros ($162,000) in compensation to the woman.  The 40-year-old former Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain defender, decked out in a white shirt and jeans, was driven to court in a police van from a prison near Barcelona, where he has been held on remand since his arrest in January 2023.  He was arrested after a young woman accused him of raping her in a bathroom of the VIP area of the upmarket Sutton nightclub in Barcelona in the early hours of December 31, 2022. The three-time Champions League winner has said they had consensual sex after initially denying knowing the woman during a television interview. The trial is scheduled to hear testimony from around 30 people, including Alves, his wife, the alleged victim and staff from the …

Footballer Dani Alves Begins Barcelona Trial For Rape

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Brazilian footballer Dani Alves, a former star at Barca and PSG, goes on trial Monday in Barcelona accused of raping a woman in a local nightclub. Prosecutors are asking for a nine-year prison sentence, followed by 10 years of conditional liberty. They are also asking he pay 150,000 euros ($162,000) in compensation to the woman. The trial opens at 9 am GMT and is due to wrap up Wednesday. The 40-year-old former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain defender has been in jail since his arrest in January 2023 after a woman accused him of raping her in a bathroom of the VIP area of the upscale Sutton nightclub in Barcelona in the early hours of December 31, 2022. Alves has said they had consensual sex after initially denying knowing the woman during a television interview. According to the prosecution, Alves — who was on holiday in Barcelona at the time after playing for Brazil at the World Cup in Qatar — offered champagne to the young woman and her friend.   Alves then allegedly …

Footballer Dani Alves Set For Rape Trial In Spain

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Former Brazil football star Dani Alves will go on trial Monday in Barcelona for allegedly raping a woman at an upscale nightclub, with prosecutors seeking a nine-year jail sentence. The high-profile trial is scheduled to start at 10 am (0900 GMT) at a court in Spain’s second city where the 40-year-old former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain player has been in jail since his arrest in January 2023. A young woman accuses Alves of raping her in a bathroom of the VIP area of the upscale Sutton nightclub in Barcelona in the early hours of December 31, 2022. Alves has said he had consensual sex with his accuser after initially denying knowing the woman during a television interview. Public prosecutors have demanded Alves receive a prison term of nine years and pay his alleged victim 150,000 euros ($162,000) in compensation. Since the court rejected a request from the prosecution for the trial to be held behind closed doors, the media will be able to follow the proceedings, except for when Alves’ accuser takes the …

Dani Carvajal Seals Real Madrid’s Wild Comeback Win Over Almeria

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Real Madrid produced a controversial comeback to beat winless Almeria 3-2 on Sunday and moved provisionally top of La Liga. Dani Carvajal rammed home the winner in the 99th minute to settle a wild and hugely entertaining clash at the Santiago Bernabeu where Mafrid had trailed 2-0. Almeria took a two-goal lead in the first half through Largie Ramazani’s 38th minute strike and a screamer from Edgar Gonzalez. However Madrid battled back to triumph as Jude Bellingham converted a penalty and Vinicius Junior used his upper arm to divert home an equaliser, before Carvajal’s last-gasp winner. Ramazani stunned Los Blancos inside the first minute and pulled off a spectacular backflip celebration in delight. Nacho gave the ball away with a slack pass and Almeria sprang forward, with the Belgian forward beating Kepa Arrizabalaga.  Madrid struggled to find their rhythm and Almeria scored a brilliant second before half-time when Gonzalez lashed a half-volley into the top corner from long range. Madrid could not conjure a shot on target in the first half and Ancelotti …