Known for his sweeping tackles, being a hard-as-nails defender, Brazil football legend Dani Alves has been handed one of the fiercest tackles by life. Alves, 39, who was an integral part of Brazil’s defence at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, was arrested last month on charges of sexually assaulting a woman at a night club in Barcelona on December 30 last year.

Alves, who has won three UEFA Champions League titles, two Copa America crowns and an Olympic gold medal, had initially refuted the allegation, but later reportedly changed his version, admitting he did have sex with the woman, but insisted that it was consensual and not rape.