Soccer-Brazil's Dani Alves jailed on remand in Spain over sexual assault allegation

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Brazil Press Conference - Main Media Center, Doha, Qatar - December 1, 2022 Brazil's Dani Alves during the press conference REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

BARCELONA (Reuters) - A Spanish judge ordered Brazil soccer player Dani Alves be jailed on remand without bail over an alleged sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub, the regional court system said on Friday.

The 39-year-old, who has denied any wrongdoing, was taken to the Brians 1 jail outside Barcelona, said a source with knowledge of the matter.