Mexican crew Pumas have parted methods with Dani Alves after he was detained by police in Barcelona
Dani Alves has had his contract with Mexican Liga MX crew Pumas terminated after the Brazilian star was charged with sexual assault in Spain. Alves appeared in a Barcelona courtroom on Friday following claims he assaulted a lady in a nightclub on the finish of December.
“Membership Universidad [Pumas] makes the choice to terminate the contract with Dani Alves with simply trigger,” stated membership president Leopoldo Silva, as reported by ESPN.
“That is an establishment that promotes respect and the proper, dignified conduct of its female and male gamers each on and off the sector as a result of they’re position fashions in Mexico and all through the world. We can not allow any conduct that may injury our philosophy.”
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Alves, 39, is being held with out bail in Spain – a rustic the place he spent a big a part of his glittering profession at Barcelona. The defender is claimed to have introduced himself to police on Friday to reply the case towards him earlier than being taken to the Ciutat de la Justicia.
Police haven’t given particulars of the case, though a 23-year-old girl is claimed to have alleged that Alves groped and raped her at Barcelona nightclub ‘Sutton’ on December 30. The footballer vehemently denies the allegations towards him.
Alves is acknowledged as among the many most embellished footballers of all time, amassing greater than 40 titles at senior degree. That included a golden spell at Barcelona between 2008 and 2016, when he helped the Catalans to a few Champions League crowns and 6 La Liga titles.
At worldwide degree, Alves has earned 126 caps for Brazil and final featured for his nation on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
