Dani Alves seeks reversal of rape conviction, restoration of his public image and a return to soccer
The player, released on bail pending a final sentence, has lodged an appeal for an acquittal having maintained his innocence throughout the trial
Neymar’s father and a tax refund, Dani Alves’ best options to post bail and walk out of prison
The former Barça soccer star, convicted of raping a woman at a Barcelona nightclub, cannot access his bank accounts in Brazil and is seeking alternative sources of cash
Convicted soccer star Dani Alves allowed out of prison on €1 million bail
A Barcelona court also ordered him to surrender his passports and prohibited him from approaching the victim, a young woman he sexually assaulted in a nightclub in December 2022
Dani Alves tells bail hearing: ‘I believe in justice. I’m not going to run away’
The Barcelona High Court is evaluating the request of the former soccer player, convicted of sexual assault, to be released from prison pending a final sentence
Soccer star Dani Alves gets four and a half years in prison for sexual assault in Barcelona nightclub
A Spanish court considers it a proven fact that the former FC Barcelona player penetrated the victim vaginally without her consent, in what amounts to the first major trial following Spain’s new ‘Only Yes Means Yes’ law
The barrier broken by the woman who reported soccer player Dani Alves for rape: ‘Who is going to believe me?’
As the trial begins, the victim, who always expressed fear that her identity would be revealed and that nobody would believe her account due to Alves’ fame, will testify behind closed doors
Dragon fruit and sesame seeds: The Honduran Dry Corridor, a laboratory of resistance to the ravages of the climate
Faced with the dilemma of resisting or migrating, Central American farmers are testing crops that allow them to adapt to prolonged droughts and torrential downpours
The story of the deal that Shakira reluctantly accepted after the Latin Grammys
The singer, with two pending tax matters in Spain, accepted at the last minute an agreement that had been on the table for a year and a half.
Carrying a brother with cerebral palsy across the Darién jungle in the hope of giving him a better life
The arrival of Venezuelans on the Honduran border has multiplied. So far this year, almost 500,000 people have crossed through the dense rainforest of the Colombia-Panama border, double the number from the previous number year
Shakira reaches deal with Spanish prosecutors to avoid going to prison for tax fraud
On the first day of her trial in Barcelona, the Colombian singer agreed to a suspended three-year sentence and a large fine. She says she did it for her children
Shakira’s ex-boyfriend, hairdresser, doorman and four zumba teachers: 117 witnesses to testify in the Colombian singer’s tax fraud trial
The prosecution has called people who provided services to the artist to prove that she resided in Barcelona between 2012 and 2014
Spanish justice ends John McAfee case: ‘There is no indication of anything other than suicide’
The family loses the final battle before a Barcelona court, which refuses to investigate further into the death of the founder of the antivirus software
Spanish prosecutors accuse Shakira of evading another €6 million in taxes in 2018
New details have emerged about the Colombian singer’s second tax evasion case, just two months before the start of her trial over €14.5 million that authorities claim she should have paid between 2012 and 2014
The journey of drug mules from Peru to Spain: ‘Remember that I can have your family killed’
A Spanish judicial investigation to which EL PAÍS has had access reveals how a criminal gang in Barcelona recruits and exploits young women with the collusion of officials at Lima airport
Shakira faces fresh tax fraud probe in Spain over 2018 personal income and assets
The Colombian singer has a trial pending in November for allegedly defrauding €14.5 million between 2012 and 2014, which she denies
Shakira’s confessions in court: ‘I landed the plane in Barcelona just to give Gerard a kiss’
Ahead of her trial for alleged tax fraud of €14.5 million, EL PAÍS accessed the court statement in which the Colombian artist maintains that she did not live in Spain until 2015 and regrets the ‘irreparable damage’ to her reputation
Shakira to follow Spanish tax fraud trial from Miami
The Colombian singer will only have to appear in court in Barcelona on the day that she has to testify over allegations she defrauded the Tax Agency of €14.5 million
FC Barcelona received profile of match officials before each domestic fixture
Witnesses tell prosecutors that a company belonging to ex-vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees, José María Enríquez Negreira, delivered a report and a DVD ahead of Barça and Barça B games
FC Barcelona paid €1.4 million over three years for alleged reports on referees
Spanish prosecutors are investigating the origin of payments the club made to a company owned by José María Enríquez Negreira, who was vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees until 2018
Dani Alves hires Lionel Messi’s lawyer after contradictory statement in alleged rape case
Cristóbal Martell, who represented the Argentina captain in his tax fraud trial, has been brought in to defend the soccer player, who remains in preventive custody due to flight risk
Alleged rape victim will not seek financial redress from soccer star Dani Alves
The Brazilian player gave three different versions of events in court and was considered a flight risk
Shakira and Piqué sign child custody agreement in Barcelona court
The pair entered the courthouse via separate entrances to avoid being photographed together
Prosecutors seek eight-year prison term for Shakira on tax fraud charges
The popular singer also faces a fine of over €23 million in connection with six counts of tax offenses allegedly committed between 2012 and 2014
Spain’s Supreme Court confirms conviction of YouTuber who humiliated a homeless man
A youth known online as ‘ReSet’ was prosecuted for hate crimes after he posted a video in which he fed toothpaste-filled cookies to a beggar in 2017
Shakira loses final battle to avoid trial for tax fraud
A court has thrown out the singer’s appeal, meaning she is one step closer to taking the stand over allegations she evaded €14.5 million in taxes
Body of US software mogul John McAfee still in Barcelona morgue, seven months after his death
A judge in Spain has ruled that the 75-year-old businessman died by suicide in his prison cell in June 2021 while he awaited extradition to his home country. His family is planning to appeal the decision and request the probe be kept open
In Catalonia, family under police protection after winning case on Spanish language in schools
A ruling involving a five-year-old’s right to a bilingual education has triggered social media harassment against her and her parents, who say it’s time to stop yielding