The former Barcelona, PSG and Brazil international full back, Dani Alves was previously found guilty of sexual assault in a nightclub in Barcelona in 2022.
The Spanish top court situated in Catalonia region has said they had found “inconsistencies and contradictions” in the original ruling.
Alves was found guilty in February 2024 of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022.
He was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison, but was released in March 2024 on a €1m bail while waiting for his appeal to be heard.
The 41 years old denied wrongdoing during the three-day trial, claiming sex with the woman was consensual. Alves may now leave the country after the court lifted a travel ban.
The judges in the appeals court sitting in Catalonia haw agreed unanimously to overturn his conviction and said the testimony of the alleged victim lacked reliability
Dani Alves won numerous trophy with Barcelona especially his three Champions League trophy and a host of French Ligue 1 with PSG of France.
