Barcelona court allows convicted footballer Dani Alves out on €1 million bail

A Barcelona court has ruled that former Brazilian international soccer player Dani Alves could be conditionally released from prison on a bail of $1.08 million (one million euros) following his conviction last month for sexual assault, the court press office said in a statement Wednesday. The Barcelona provincial court sentenced... read full story

"considered proven that the accused abruptly grabbed the plaintiff, threw her to the floor and prevented her from moving"