Footballer Alves groped two women before alleged sexual assault, court told

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/File Photo

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Former Brazil footballer Dani Alves groped two women before allegedly sexually assaulting their friend at a Barcelona nightclub in 2022, they told a court on Monday at the start of a trial in the Spanish city.

A friend and a cousin of the complainant, who were at the club with her that night, told the court Alves invited them over to the VIP area where he was with a friend.