Sporting Clube de São João de Ver, from League 3, announced this Thursday night the entry of Dani Alves as the club's new SAD shareholder, thus confirming the news advanced exclusively by Maisfutebol on December 21st. «In a moment that will be marked in the club's memory, we officially announced the entry of Daniel Alves as co-owner of SAD of SC São João de Ver. A name that carries one of the most successful trajectories in world football now crosses paths with a club with deep roots, made of work, resilience and passion. Two distinct stories that come together with a common purpose: transforming potential into greatness.” According to our newspaper, Dani Alves made a financial investment to acquire 50 percent of the club's SAD, with the remaining 50 percent being purchased shortly after the end of the current season (2025/26), in an agreement already well defined between all parties involved. Away from football since January 2023, when he was accused and arrested in Spain for sexual rape, the former right-back is still working with the idea of soon also signing a contract to play for at least six months (from January to June 2026) for his own team. Acquitted of rape charges Now 42 years old, Daniel Alves was acquitted by the Court of Justice of Catalonia last March. At the time, it was unanimously concluded that the testimony of the young Spanish woman who accused him was insufficient to support the conviction in question. The former player had been sentenced to four and a half years in prison in February 2024. The complaint came from a woman, then 23 years old, who had been sexually assaulted by the athlete in the bathroom of a nightclub in Barcelona, on December 31, 2022. After 14 months in preventive detention, Daniel Alves was released on provisional release on March 25, 2024, having previously paid a bond of one million euros. According to the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia, insufficient evidence guaranteed the revocation of the sentence and also the acquittal of Dani Alves, who, in turn, always denied the accusations, despite contradictory versions throughout the investigations. Since leaving prison, the former Brazilian international has started working behind the scenes in the football market, especially in Europe, almost as an agent, but with the idea of one day returning to the more tactical and technical side of football. Dani Alves, remember, took the field for the last time on January 8, 2023, in Mexico, when he represented Pumas, with whom his contract was broken shortly after the accusations. A historic name for Barcelona and the Brazilian national team, it has the support of a group of Brazilian investors to close the purchase of SAD from Sporting Clube de São João de Ver, a traditional club in the north of the country. Full statement: «Today a new page begins in the history of Sporting Clube de São João de Ver. A page written with ambition, identity and vision of the future. In a moment that will be marked in the club's memory, we officially announced the entry of Daniel Alves as co-owner of SAD of SC São João de Ver. A name that carries one of the most successful trajectories in world football now crosses paths with a club with deep roots, made of work, resilience and passion. Two distinct stories that come together with a common purpose: transforming potential into greatness. This union symbolizes more than a structural change. It represents the meeting between the experience of someone who conquered the world and the soul of a club that never stopped believing. Dani Alves brings a global vision, winning mentality and ambition. São João de Ver offers identity, community and a history built with effort and truth. Together, they transform what is already large into a larger, sustainable and inspiring project. This is a turning point that reinforces confidence in the project, in the people who build it daily and in the values that have always defined the club. A clear commitment to sustained growth, to valuing its history and to building a solid, responsible and passionate future. Here, the past inspires. The present unites. And the future is built with courage, work and vision. Today, São João de Ver believes even more. It continues with the same soul, the same dedication and the renewed ambition to take the club's name further, honoring its origins and writing, side by side, a story that aims to leave a legacy.”