Dani Alves is accused of indecent assault by a woman, with incident now subject to an investigating court - with Brazilian awaiting verdict to see if has to appear before a judge over alleged actions at a Barcelona nightclub
- Dani Alves allegedly indecently assaulted a woman at a nightclub in Barcelona
- An unnamed woman identified him to police as to who allegedly molested her
- The alleged incident took place at Barcelona's iconic Sutton nightclub
- Alves, 39, became the oldest player to represent Brazil at the World Cup in Qatar
A woman said to have named Dani Alves as the man who allegedly indecently assaulted her in a Barcelona nightclub has made a formal complaint to police.
The regional Mossos d'Esquadra force confirmed on Wednesday she had filed the complaint on Monday at one of their police stations.
A report on the incident containing her statement will now be sent to an investigating court so a judge can decide whether to summon witnesses and the man she has identified as her alleged aggressor for questioning.
Spanish paper ABC reported at the weekend the unnamed woman had identified Brazilian international Alves to police as the man who allegedly molested her at Barcelona's iconic Sutton nightclub.
Barcelona-based news website El Taquigrafo said in a report on Tuesday it had seen CCTV footage showing Alves entering a bathroom in the nightclub alone with the woman the night of December 30 to 31 and exiting after 47 seconds.
In a detailed account of the footage it claimed to have viewed, it said the woman burst into tears when he left the venue with a male friend 10 minutes later and two female pals with her alerted security staff who called in police.
Alves, 39, has yet to make any official comment with representatives telling Spanish press he was in the nightclub briefly but insisting nothing happened.
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Brazil international Dani Alves has been accused of indecent assault in Barcelona by a woman
![An unnamed woman identified him to police as the man who allegedly molested her at Barcelona's iconic Sutton nightclub](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/04/18/66199371-0-image-a-11_1672857766352.jpg)
An unnamed woman identified him to police as the man who allegedly molested her at Barcelona's iconic Sutton nightclub
A spokesman for the Mossos d'Esqudra said on Wednesday: 'The victim of an alleged indecent assault at a nightspot in Barcelona on the night of December 30 to 31 has presented a formal complaint.
'She filed that complaint at a police station on Monday.
'A report will now be submitted to an investigating court which will determine what steps should subsequently be taken.'
Overnight it emerged the Instagram of Alves' model wife had been taken down.
The site, the main social media platform Joana Sanz used to communicate with her 743,000 followers, now comes up with a message saying: 'Sorry this page isn't available. The link you followed may be broken or the page may have been removed. Go back to Instagram.'
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![On her TikTok she posted a New Year greeting to fans showing her sunbathing by the sea in a bikini](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/04/18/66198925-0-image-a-19_1672857879251.jpg)
The Instagram of Alves' model wife Joana Sanz has been taken down but her TikTok remains
![A click through to what was Sanz's Instagram now reads 'Sorry, this page isn't available'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/04/18/66198929-0-image-a-12_1672857841259.jpg)
A click through to what was Sanz's Instagram now reads 'Sorry, this page isn't available'
Spanish media have already picked up on Joana's Instagram 'exit', news website OKDiario calling it 'strange' and another describing it as a possible reaction to the alleged Barcelona nightclub incident.
There is nothing to suggest the two are linked in any way.
Joana, 29, has not made any reference to her Instagram disappearance on her Twitter, which is working although she has not used it for some time, or TikTok where she posted a New Year greeting to fans showing her sunbathing by the sea in a bikini.
The model met her current partner, who has two children with his ex Dinorah Santa Ana, through friends and they married in Formentera off Ibiza in 2017.
She showed her support for the 39-year-old last month in Qatar when he became the oldest player to represent Brazil at the World Cup.
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Last month in Qatar, Alves, 39, became the oldest player to represent Brazil at a World Cup
The stunning Spaniard shared a selfie in the stands at the Lusail Stadium in a Dani Alves Brazil shirt bearing his number and name.
She also shared a screen grab with some of the saucy WhatsApp messages the right-back had exchanged with her during the tournament.
As well as two spells at Barcelona, Alves has played for Sevilla, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Sao Paulo.
He is widely considered as one of the greatest full-backs of all time.
![He achieved that by playing in their loss to Cameroon in their Group G clash on November 29](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/04/18/66198959-0-image-a-21_1672858061236.jpg)
He achieved that by playing in their loss to Cameroon in their Group G clash on November 29
He has been a full international for Brazil since 2006 and is the nation's second most-capped player of all time.
Alves, who now plays for Mexican side UNAM Pumas and is believed to have returned to Mexico City, became the oldest Brazilian to play in a FIFA World Cup by playing in his nation's defeat against Cameroon in the final round of Group G games.
He said before the game: 'It's normal people might question me because of my age or because I might not be at my best at this minute.
'It is something that bothers me but doesn't affect me. I am reaping what I have planted over the years.'
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