"Ex-Brazilian Soccer Star Dani Alves Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years for Rape"

Former Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves has been found guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub and has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison, with a further five years' probation. The court rejected his defense that he was drunk at the time of the incident. Alves, who has been in pre-trial detention since January 2023, has changed his testimony multiple times. The court's decision took into account his payment of damages to the victim.