Spanish prosecutors seek nine-year jail term for Dani Alves in sex assault trial

Dani Alves (Andre Penner/PA)

Prosecutors are seeking a nine-year prison sentence for Brazilian football star Dani Alves for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman last year, a Spanish court has said.

Alves is set to face trial over allegations he assaulted the woman in a nightclub in Barcelona on December 30.