A Spanish judge on Friday ordered the remand in custody of Brazilian footballer Dani Alves for an alleged sexual assault at a Barcelona nightclub in late December, the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia announced.
After hearing the footballer under police custody, this magistrate decided to place Dani Alves "
in pre-trial detention
" for "
facts which allegedly took place in a nightclub
" in the Catalan metropolis, the court said. in a press release.