<p>Spanish police detained Brazil defender Dani Alves on Friday after questioning him in a police station in Barcelona over a sexual assault allegation, a spokesperson for the local Mossos d'Esquadra force told Reuters.</p>.<p>Alves, who has denied the allegation, will appear before a judge later on Friday, the spokesperson added.</p>.<p>It was unclear whether Alves, 39, would remain in police custody after the hearing.</p>.<p>The alleged victim told police that the Brazil and former Barcelona soccer star touched her under her underwear without her consent at a Barcelona nightclub on the night of Dec. 30.</p>.<p>Accompanied by her friends, the woman reported the incident to the nightclub's security staff, who then alerted police.</p>.<p>Officers arrived at the scene and took a statement from the woman. She filed an official complaint for sexual assault on Jan. 2.</p>.<p>Alves told Antena 3 in an interview earlier this month that he was at the club with other people but he denied any such behaviour.</p>.<p>"I was dancing and having a good time without invading anyone's space," he said. "I don’t know who this lady is...How could I do that to a woman? No."</p>.<p>Alves, who played for Barcelona from 2008-2016 and briefly returned to the Spanish team for the 2021-22 season, currently plays for Mexican club Pumas UNAM.</p>.<p>He has played for the Brazil national team since 2006, making 126 appearances and scoring eight goals.</p>
<p>Spanish police detained Brazil defender Dani Alves on Friday after questioning him in a police station in Barcelona over a sexual assault allegation, a spokesperson for the local Mossos d'Esquadra force told Reuters.</p>.<p>Alves, who has denied the allegation, will appear before a judge later on Friday, the spokesperson added.</p>.<p>It was unclear whether Alves, 39, would remain in police custody after the hearing.</p>.<p>The alleged victim told police that the Brazil and former Barcelona soccer star touched her under her underwear without her consent at a Barcelona nightclub on the night of Dec. 30.</p>.<p>Accompanied by her friends, the woman reported the incident to the nightclub's security staff, who then alerted police.</p>.<p>Officers arrived at the scene and took a statement from the woman. She filed an official complaint for sexual assault on Jan. 2.</p>.<p>Alves told Antena 3 in an interview earlier this month that he was at the club with other people but he denied any such behaviour.</p>.<p>"I was dancing and having a good time without invading anyone's space," he said. "I don’t know who this lady is...How could I do that to a woman? No."</p>.<p>Alves, who played for Barcelona from 2008-2016 and briefly returned to the Spanish team for the 2021-22 season, currently plays for Mexican club Pumas UNAM.</p>.<p>He has played for the Brazil national team since 2006, making 126 appearances and scoring eight goals.</p>