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Brazilian national team player, Dani Alves, faces a possible sentence of 8 to 10 years in prison for the sexual assault case that has been ongoing since early 2023. The soccer player is currently in Brians 2 prison in Catalonia, where he will remain until the trial takes place.
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Similarly, it has been learned that Robinho would be arrested and jailed for a similar case to Dani Alves'. Unfortunately, there are no shortage of cases of football players who have committed this type of crime; here is a list of the most notorious cases around the world.
1. Dani Alves
The Brazilian football player and former FC Barcelona defender was detained preventively on January 28, 2023, after being accused of sexual harassment and rape by a young woman. On Tuesday, January 2nd, a Spanish woman formally filed a rape complaint against Dani Alves, an accusation she had already made at the time of the incident. This happened on December 30th at the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona.
According to the testimony of the 23-year-old victim, Alves approached her in a private area of the nightclub while they were with different groups. He then approached her when she entered the restroom, and that's where the attack is said to have occurred.
2. Robinho
Robinho was sentenced to nine years in prison after investigations proved that the player drugged a woman, who was 23 years old at the time, until she became unconscious, and then forced her to have sex with a group of friends in the cloakroom of a nightclub, leaving her unable to resist.
This crime took place during his time at AC Milan (2010-2014), and the sentence was issued by the Milan Court and upheld by the Appeals Court.
3. Mason Greenwood
Renowned model Harriet Robson used her social media to share photographs, videos, and audio recordings that revealed an assault by 20-year-old English forward Mason Greenwood, who at the time played for Manchester United. He was arrested on January 30, 2022.
4. Ryan Giggs
In November 2020, the Manchester United legend was arrested after being accused of domestic violence against his partner.
5. Neymar
The PSG player and Brazilian national team member was accused of committing sexual assault against an employee of the Nike company when they were both at a marketing event in New York in 2016.
6. Diego Armando Maradona
The Argentine player has a long list of accusations in his history. In 2014, a video surfaced showing him hitting his girlfriend Rocío Oliva. Likewise, Mavys Álvarez, his Cuban girlfriend, stated that 'Pelusa’ raped her on several occasions when she was underage.
7. Cristiano Ronaldo
The Portuguese star was accused by Kathryn Mayorga of sexually assaulting her in a hotel room in 2009. 'CR7' avoided going to trial as the Prosecution did not find sufficient evidence.
8. Achraf Hakimi
The Moroccan national team player and PSG member is being investigated after a woman accused him of rape.
9. Ribery and Benzema
Both players of the French national team were involved in a serious case in which they were accused of having sexual relations with an underage prostitute.