Spanish club Barcelona has officially removed Brazilian defender Dani Alves from its list of club legends in the aftermath of his recent conviction for rape.
The former Barcelona defender
was sentenced to four and a half years in prison last week after being found
guilty of the crime in a Barcelona nightclub bathroom.
Despite Alves' illustrious career
with Barcelona, where he has amassed an impressive 23 trophies, the club has
taken the step to distance itself from the disgraced player.
The club's list of legends,
which venerates 102 iconic figures from its history, will no longer include Alves
following his rape conviction.
Alves is also facing another
humiliation in his hometown of Juazeiro, located in his native Brazilian state
of Bahia.
Residents in Bahia have called
for the removal of a statue honoring Alves, which has already been vandalized.
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