Former Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves has been formally indicted by a Spanish judge after he was jailed for alleged sexual assault in January.
Alves was arrested over an allegation he assaulted a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in December.
The judge said she had found evidence of wrongdoing by the 40-year-old.
Alves, who has been held in a prison without bail and had requests to be released rejected, claims he had consensual sex with his accuser.
In Spain, a claim of rape is investigated under the general accusation of sexual assault.
Convictions can lead to prison sentences of between four and 15 years.
Alves played 408 times for Barcelona, winning six league titles and three Champions Leagues across two spells, and was also part of Brazil’s 2022 World Cup squad.
His most recent club, Mexican side Pumas UNAM, terminated the Brazilian’s contract with immediate effect in January.