Dani Alves reappears as a preacher in Madrid

Dani Alves returned to the scene in Madrid in an unexpected setting: the Metropolitano. The former Barcelona and Brazil player appeared there not as a sporting figure, but as an evangelical preacher, in a public reappearance that shifts the focus from the ball to faith. The image carries weight because of the venue and the name.

The Metropolitano is one of Madrid's great football temples, and Alves remains a recognisable figure in world football, associated for years with elite stadiums, titles and big nights. This time, the comeback does not involve a dugout, a tribute or a sports interview. It involves a religious staging, with Alves placed in another public register: that of personal reinvention, image and an exposure that no longer depends on a result.