Feb 27, 2024, 8:15 AM ET
The football player Dani Alves, convicted by the Barcelona Court to four and a half years in prison for raping a young woman in a nightclub in Barcelona in 2022, he lost the status of legendary footballer of the club, a condition that 102 footballers have who have defended the Blaugrana shirt since its foundation, on the 29th. November 1899. Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Gerard Piqué have been the latest to join a list headed by the founder of the entity, Joan Gamper.
Dani Alves, convicted of rape, lost his status as a legendary Barcelona footballer. EFE
The Blaugrana club was cautious in this decision, maintaining the presumption of innocence of the Brazilian, who He entered prison on January 20, 2023 preventively awaiting the trial. Barça has made this symbolic act effective once the sentence for sexual assault has been final. Dani Alves was sentenced on December 22 by Section 21 of the Barcelona Court to four years and six months in prison, a sentence that his lawyer, Inés Guardiola, announced that she will appeal.
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This adds to the drastic decision that Bahía made, his first club in which the defender trained and debuted in 2001, in addition to winning three titles. The current club leadership removed the image of Dani Alves from the museum located in the Arena Fonte Nova, in Salvador.
On the court Dani Alves became a legend by winning practically all the titles he played for during his time at clubs such as Bahía, Sevilla, Barcelona, Juventus, PSG and Sao Paulo, but after being found guilty of rape, the Blaugrana club chose to ‘delete’ him from their list of legends.
During his time with the Catalan team, Alves was part of the conquest of three Champions League titles, three European Super Cups, three Club World Cups, four editions of the Copa del Rey, four Spanish Super Cups and six League titles.
That impressive showcase as a Barcelona player will be forgotten for the native of Juazeiro since the Catalan team decided to delete the name of Dani Alves from his list of historical players.