Dani Alves was arrested yesterday over rape allegations prompting his wife Joana Sanz to come to his support.
Dani Alves' wife, Joana Sanz, has come out to support her husband following rape allegations that have seen him detained by Spanish police.
The Spanish model tied the knot with Dani Alves in 2017, and according to an interview, she believes her husband did not commit the crime he is being accused of.
Dani Alves' wife supports him
Joana Sanz, the 29-year-old wife of Brazilian full-back Dani Alves, took to a televised interview to support her husband.
![Dani Alves and Joana Sanz](https://image.api.sportal365.com/process/smp-images-production/ringier.africa/21012023/1a948bbf-82d8-49bd-950d-eab608de031c.jpg?operations=fit(480:))
"I know who my husband is," she said in the interview, per Het Laatste Nieuws.
"I know how respectful he is. I have often seen women dare to try something with him while standing next to him.
"I don't want to know what they're trying to do when I'm not there."
Sanz also used her Instagram to show solidarity with her lover, posting a picture of their hands locked together with the caption 'together'.
![Joana Sanz post on Instagram](https://image.api.sportal365.com/process/smp-images-production/ringier.africa/21012023/21abf632-2da9-4754-ba09-d41c10f06a88.jpg?operations=fit(480:))
Dani Alves denies allegations
The former Barcelona full-back has denied the allegations levied against him.
He stated that he enjoys dancing alone and does not try to bother anyone, in an attempt to refute allegations that he danced with his accuser before entering the bathroom with her.
The 39-year-old is currently in detention while Mossos d'Esquadra, the Catalan police, investigates. He is not allowed to post bail because the judge deems him a flight risk.
"I'm very sorry, but I don't even know who the lady is," Alves said in his defence per HLN
"I do not know her. I don't like to disturb other people, how could I do that to a woman."
"She is harming me and my family in this way."
Dani Alves has been fired by his club Pumas UNAM following his arrest.