They missed the 2016 Olympics & also missing their families. After more than 6 months in Finnish prison, Cuban players Rolando Cepeda, Luis Sosa and Osmany Uriarte finally speak up about their ordeal
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Finnish police have arrested 8 Cuban players on rape charges. We hope this won’t affect Cuba’s participation in the Olympics next month.
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Steven Van de Velde, aged 21, of Cornelis De Wittlaan, Den Haag, the Netherlands, pleaded guilty to three counts of rape against a child at Aylesbury Crown Court on 8 February.
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FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° today welcomed the news that Iran has taken an important step towards easing the ban on women attending sporting matches in the country.
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Talk OF The Town! Sadly, Kjell Nilssen is a hot topic for the wrong reasons. The volleyball coach has been arrested after attempting to have sex with an underage girl from the volleyball club his wife owns.
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The state Central Anti-Corruption Office has detained federation head Miroslaw Przedpelski, his deputy Artur Popko and the owner of a security firm on suspicion of corruption.
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The Ghonchech Ghavemi Saga
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Iranian authorities have been holding a FEMALE fan in prison without charges for more than 71 days after police arrested her in June for trying to watch a volleyball game in a male-only arena.
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Parent Threatens Coach
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A 61 year old father is now facing criminal charges after he threatened to kill his daughter’s coach and rape the coach’s wife. The main reason? His daughter was substituted off the court.
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Coach Rapes Player
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JUSTICE for the 14 year old player! We can’t imagine the trauma she feels after this incident. The coach deserves to rot in jail! J U S T I C E!
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Players Killed in Mexico
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It has been an extremely violent year in Mexico. Over the weekend, a group of masked gunmen started shooting a group of people playing volleyball at a park in Sinaloa state (Culiacan). Violence is NEVER the answer!
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Lauren Cook Charged With Felony
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This doesn’t look good for Coach Cook & Lauren. The star setter from Nebraska was arrested yesterday on suspicion of leaving the scene of an injury accident and ticketed for driving under suspension after a motorcyclist broke a leg.