Barcelona Soccer Membership have stripped Dani Alves of his legendary standing after he was discovered responsible of the rape allegations that had been levelled in opposition to him.
The Brazilian was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in jail for the rape of a 23-year-old girl in a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022. The 40-year-old was additionally ordered to pay €9,000 (£7,700) for bodily harm to the sufferer. Alves was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months of imprisonment and will quickly be launched on licence, having already served 12 months on remand.
Nevertheless, the participant’s lawyer, Inés Guardiola, confirmed that they’ll enchantment the decision, because the participant has continued to say his innocence.
Alternatively, Barcelona responded swiftly to Alves’ state of affairs by eradicating him from their official checklist of membership legends. A complete of 102 gamers are included on the checklist, the favored names on the checklist are, the membership founder Joan Gamper, and the membership’s highest objective scorer, Lionel Messi. Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Gerard Pique had been the newest gamers to be inducted.
He had 408 appearances for Barcelona throughout two spells with the Spanish big and gained six league titles and three Champions League crowns amongst different trophies. He additionally performed for Sevilla, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain, whereas profitable 126 caps for the Brazilian nationwide group.