Daniel Alves

The Brazilian soccer player told the judge in a Barcelona court that he was not in agreement with the findings of the investigation into allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman at a nightclub in Barcelona

The Brazilian soccer player has been in custody since January on accusations he sexually assaulted a woman at a nightclub in Barcelona on Dec. 30

The number of footballers involved in cases of sexual violence has sparked debate on how clubs, fans and the media should proceed

The defense team of the former FC Barça player is now arguing that as the victim did not suffer any vaginal injuries, the act was consensual

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

The Brazilian player gave three different versions of events in court and was considered a flight risk

A judge agreed with state prosecutors after hearing the testimonies of the player, his accuser and a witness that he should remain jailed

The former Barça defender has been accused of having abused a woman in a nightclub last December, an accusation that he has denied in a statement to Spanish television