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Brazilian outside hitter JACQUELINE CARVALHO aka Mrs. Murilo really wants to win the WORLD CHAMP TITLE! Who doesn’t right? Well Jacque and team had the chance to win it 4 years ago but Russia had the edge in the 5th set so they went home IN TEARS with a SILVER medal. Not bad… The Best Spiker of […]
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American outside hitter MATT ANDERSON is playing in the prestigious Italian League for the 2010-2011 club season. He plays for Tonno Callipo Volley. This is Matt’s debut in the Serie A1. He played in Korea last season. (Matt in his USA uniform) Matt and his unknown teammates lost to Lube Banca Marche Macerata (Vermiglio & […]
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Don’t get us wrong we LOVE the women’s volleyball team of Japan! They are so full of life when they play! Their defense is fantastic! Our favorites are Takeshita the setter and Saori the outside hitter. We’ve followed Japan for more than 10 years now and we must admit their height is still a liability. […]
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We are happy to share the news that one of the world’s best liberos, PAOLA CARDULLO of Italy, is BACK on the team after a minor surgery last month! Glad you made it girlfriend! She’s already with her teammates in Japan and will be heading to the city of Hamamatsu to get ready for the […]
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Sokolova, Gamova and team Russia won the 2010 edition of the Edison Challenge Cup in Rome, Italy last October 17th. Russia won an epic 5 set match against Italy. Wow! Although we didn’t get to see the match, we have a feeling Russia has what it takes to defend their World Championship title which starts […]
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Last October 22nd, 2010 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, 5 volleyball living legends & 1 non-living legend were added to the growing list of Hall of Famers. Amazing! We have so much respect for these individuals who have showed a lot of dedication to the sport of volleyball. You guys ROCK! (image from www.FIVB.org) Since this recognition […]
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Russia’s best club team. ZENIT KAZAN, won the Russian Super Cup over the weekend! With Lloy Ball, Reid Priddy, Maxim Mikhaylov & Sergey Tetyukhin on the team we can already predict they will win the Russian League title. (Clay used to play for Kazan but now play$ for team Ufa). Anyways, here are some pics […]
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We DISLIKE love how he’s is keeping the USA Roster for the World Champs which is only a few days away! We can’t wait until he REVEALS the 14 players who are already in Japan. WE think we ALREADY KNOW! Anyways, Coach Hugh talked to the media today and shared the few words about his […]
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Since we won’t be in Japan for the Women’s World Champs, we are super thankful for GLOBO ESPORTE because they always provide amazing and interesting info about the women’s national team of Brazil. Seriously, they start their coverage from the days before the team travels to Japan until they return from the tournament. Anyways, the site […]
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UPDATE on MARI: She might not be in Japan for the World Champs but girlfriend is keeping herself busy to recover in time for the Superliga. Mari has already started physical therapy. Also, she will be a match commentator for al ofl Brazil’s matches. Dang she’s gonna be busy!We ♥ Mari’s determination! Keep it up […]
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2010 Women’s World Championship… Women’s coach Arnd Ludwig has a tough task ahead of him as Canada is in one of the toughest pool (D) with Rus, Chn, Kor, Tur & Dominican Rep. Entering as the 24th seeded team in the tournament & the lowest ranked team in the pool, Canada is in a very […]
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We posted THIS yesterday about Morgan Beck’s forgettable moments on her way to Russia. It appears her BLOG post received quite a few negative reactions from readers so she removed it. Morgan posted this message on her blog: “I am not afraid to say I’m sorry…That a lot of people don’t get American humor and […]