Dani Alves set to be indicted in sexual assault case in Spain

Brazil’s Dani Alves during the World Cup (Mike Egerton/PA)

A judge has decided to indict Dani Alves following an investigation into sexual assault accusations against the Brazilian footballer, a Spanish court has said.

The judge concluded the investigation and found evidence of wrongdoing by Alves, who has been in custody since January on accusations he sexually assaulted a woman at a nightclub in Barcelona on December 30.