Brazilian Dani Alves to be probed for sexual assault

Dani Alves. Pic/AFP

A Spanish court has opened an investigation into allegations former Brazil defender Dani Alves sexually assaulted a woman at a Barcelona nightclub last month.

A Barcelona court opened a probe "into an alleged crime of sexual assault as a result of a complaint filed by a woman against a football player," the Superior Court of Catalonia said in a statement.

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