International Football
Dani Alves rape victim speaks out: “I didn’t know what was behind that door, I thought there would be another VIP area…I resisted but he was much stronger than me”
According to a Spanish news publication, ‘La Vanguardia‘ former Barcelona Brazilian player, Dani Alves forced the young girl he raped to say that she was “his little whore” during his alleged sexual assault.
The newspaper has published the statement made by the 23 year old girl whose identity is still been protected.
According to the publication, the girl made the statement on January 2, 2023 at the Central Sexual Assault Unit (UCAS) of the Mossos d’Esquadra at the Les Corts police station (Barcelona).
The girl explained that the Brazilian player locked her in a bathroom in the VIP area of the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona and that he raped her, an accusation that Dani Alves denied before the judge.
Reports have it that both stayed in the bathroom for about 15 minutes. This could be gleaned from the recording of the establishment’s security cameras.
According to the statement, the complainant and some friends were invited by the soccer player and a Mexican friend to a VIP table at the venue: “Alves immediately began flirting with the three of them, sticking to them a lot and touching them.”
“I did not know what was behind that door, I thought there would be another VIP area,” said the complainant, who explained that Dani Alves whispered things in her ear that she did not understand because “she should have said them in Portuguese . “
The harsh description of the alleged rape of Dani Alves
Later Dani Alves went behind the victim. “He allegedly grabbed her hand and Alves took it to his manhood,” a gesture that he apparently repeated several times despite her refusal.
‘El Periódico’ publishes the complainant’s version that Dani Alves “ordered her to follow him and enter” the bathroom, and once in the bathroom “Alves forced her to sit on top of him, threw her to the ground, forced her to do oral stimulation of his manhood to which she actively resisted, slapped her, lifted her off the ground, and penetrated her until ejaculating.”
According to ‘La Vanguardia’, the ex-soccer player from Barcelona and Seville forced the young woman to say that she was “his little bitch” during his sexual assault.
“I resisted but he was much stronger than me ,” explained the young woman about the alleged rape she suffered on December 30 at the disco.
The report has it that Dani Alves offered up to three different versions of the events before the judge.
In his statement before the judge, the player acknowledged, according to TV3 , that he was in that discotheque, but he maintained that it was only for a short period of time and he denies the sexual assault that the victim attributed to him.
Well-travelled Portuguese coach Paulo Duarte has been named as Guinea’s new coach, less than a month before their next round of World Cup qualifiers.
Duarte, 56, has twice previously coached Burkina Faso and taken charge of Gabon and Togo, while also coaching at clubs in Portugal, France, Tunisia, Angola and Saudi Arabia.
Guinea’s football federation gave no contract details when they made the announcement on Monday, but said they would be looking for Duarte to “restructure their national team”.
Guinea trail leaders Algeria by eight points in their World Cup qualifying group with four games remaining, leaving them with only a slim chance of qualification.
They play Somalia away on September 5 and then Algeria at home on September 8 in their next two qualifiers although a stadium ban means Guinea have moved their home game to Casablanca, Morocco.
-Reuters
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Veteran coach Louis van Gaal says he has been cured of cancer and is keen for a return to the higher levels of the game.
The 73-year-old announced three years ago that he was suffering from prostate cancer, but told a Dutch television talk show, “I’m no longer bothered by cancer.”
When he announced his illness, Van Gaal was the coach of the Dutch national team, but he has not worked since the last World Cup in Qatar in 2022.
“Two years ago, I had a few operations. It was all bad then. But it all worked out in the end. I have check-ups every few months, and that’s going well. I’m getting fitter and fitter,” he said.
Van Gaal, whose career has included stints at Ajax Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester United, reiterated a lack of interest in returning to club management but said becoming the national coach of a top-tier country could tempt him back.
He now serves as a special advisor to Ajax.
-Reuters
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In a compelling twist of football destiny, Davide Ancelotti is stepping into his own spotlight as he begins his first head coaching role at Brazilian club Botafogo—just months after parting ways with his legendary father, Carlo Ancelotti, at Real Madrid.
The 35-year-old has been appointed as Botafogo’s new manager, the club announced on Tuesday, following the sacking of Renato Paiva. Davide, who has spent the last decade working alongside his father at some of Europe’s top clubs—including Bayern Munich, Napoli, Everton, and Real Madrid—has signed a one-year deal with the Rio-based team.
This marks a significant milestone for the younger Ancelotti, whose career has long been shaped by his father’s influence, but who now faces the challenge of carving his own identity on the touchline.
The move comes shortly after both father and son departed Real Madrid at the end of last season, with Carlo taking over the Brazilian national team. Now, in a poetic alignment, father and son find themselves on different paths within Brazilian football—one leading the Seleção, the other steering the fortunes of a storied domestic club.
Botafogo’s decision to appoint Davide follows a controversial parting with Paiva, who was dismissed just days after their exit from the Club World Cup. Though he oversaw a stunning win over Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain, a 1-0 extra-time loss to Palmeiras in the round of 16 proved to be his final act after just four months in charge.
As Davide Ancelotti begins this new chapter, all eyes will be on whether the son of one of football’s most decorated managers can step out from his father’s shadow—and perhaps, in time, build a legacy of his own.
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