Dani Alves could face nine years in prison if the former Barcelona and Brazil player is found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a nightclub.
The 40-year-old was arrested on January 20 and has been held in custody since then after he was denied bail on two separate occasions.
Marca reports that Alves could abscond back to Brazil, a country which does not extradite citizens abroad.
According to the EFE news agency, prosecutors could force Alves to pay £130,000 in damages and receive 10 years of probation along with a prison sentence, but Alves has denied any wrongdoing.
But as the former Sevilla, Juventus and PSG defender has now been ordered to stand trial, Mail Sport takes a look at other footballers who have spent time in prison.
The Scotland international's football career spanned from 1990 to 2006, with Ferguson enjoying spells with Dundee United, Rangers, Newcastle and Everton.
While he is most well known for helping lead Everton to the 1995 FA Cup, before going on to take a coaching position with the Merseyside outfit, off the pitch Ferguson ran into several problems with police.
Four assault charges were made against him during his playing career, with three of those charges resulting in fines and a probation order. The fourth saw him spend three months in prison after he was found guilty of assaulting Raith Rovers' defender John McStay.
The incident occurred on April 16, 1994, while the striker was playing for rangers. The 51-year-old had headbutted McStay after they clashed on field, with Ferguson making history to become the first footballer to ever be jailed for an on-field incident.
Colombian goalkeeper Higuita was imprisoned in 1993 after he became involved in a kidnapping which would ultimately see him miss
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