Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - Former Brazil international and long-time Barcelona defender, Dani Alves, has completed the acquisition of Portuguese club Sporting Clube de São João de Ver.
Alves, now 42, is also considering signing a six-month
contract to play for the outfit, according to ESPN.
Sporting Clube de São João de Ver, based in the Aveiro
District of central Portugal, has a modest history within Portuguese football.
Earlier this year, Alves had a rape conviction
overturned on appeal by a Spanish court.
That court ruled that there was "insufficient
evidence" to rule out Alves' presumption of innocence.
Alves has not played since January 2023, when he was
arrested in Barcelona after being accused of sexually abusing a woman.
He was kept in jail from Jan. 20, 2023, to March 2024 until
he was released after paying €1 million (then $1.2m) for bail while awaiting
his appeal.
Since his release from prison, Alves has been working behind
the scenes in football, especially in Europe, as an agent, but always with the
idea of returning to the pitch and eventually getting his coaching certificate.
He has been training at home and believes he only needs 30
days to regain match fitness and be available for his new team.
Alves last played on January 8, 2023, in Liga MX, when
he represented Pumas, who terminated his contract following his arrest.
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