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Our amazing friend, Cetin, has shared these pics to us from the Semifinal Match between Italy’s Scavolini Pesaro and Rabita Baku from Azerbaijan. You might have seen the professional pics but it’s GREAT to see RAW pics ala “Behind The Scenes” images. Thank you so much Cetin! If you intend to use any of these […]
We never thought we’d see these classic pics of the one and only Lioubov Sokolova aka The Best Player in our generation. Just a short trivia about the Russian superstar: Lyuba has changed her last name 3 times since her debut with the Russian squad in 1996. She was introduced as Lioubov Sokolova and then […]
That was quick! Edwin Benne has been hired by the Dutch Federation to coach their men’s team after the departure of Peter Blange.Edwin played in the 1988 Seoul and was a silver medalist at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. The Dutch team hasn’t been successful at all since finishing 9th in the 2004 Athens Olympics. The […]
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For sure you’re asking the same thing. The team has Sokolova, Furst, Skowronska and Fofoa who are world class athletes and have very decorated careers. But it wasn’t enough against Vakifbank. Read our Thoughts!
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We got PICS & FULL MATCH VIDEOS! In case you didn’t know, Azerbaijan’s Rabita Baku will play against Turkey’s Vakifbank in the GOLD MEDAL match of the 2010-2011 Champions League. Natalya Mammadiva, Kim Glass and Rabita Baku made history as the first team from Azerbaijan to ever reach the final match of the most prestigious […]
Since we don’t want to overwhelm your Facebook Newsfeed with all the latest volleyball updates, we thought of putting the updates in one post and call it “Volley Express!”. Ready? Here we go! *** ITALY: The Return of Aguero She better not be kidding! Volleyball.It has reported that the GREAT Cuban-turned-Italian plans to rejoin the […]
This is it! This is it! The day we’ve been waiting for! We’re so excited! Super excited! UK RESIDENTS can now BUY their tickets for the 2012 Olympics ONLINE while Non-UK Residents need to apply for tickets via your National Olympic Committee (NOC) or National Paralympic Committee (NPC). For the Full Details on TICKET ELIGIBILITY, […]
Italian Club Teams are dominating the European leagues once again! Over the weekend, Sisley Treviso and Lube Macerata won their respective leagues: CEV Cup & Chalenge Cup. Let’s talk about the CEV Cup… Sisley Treviso VS Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle: 3:1 (19-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-19) & Golden Set 15-11. In front of their 3,500 fans, Poland’s Zaksa […]
This is getting exciting! Super! The Women’s Final Four of the Champions League will be held in the Turkish city of Istanbul on March 19th & 20th. The organizers have launched the official site of the prestigious tournament, you can check out the site by clicking THIS. Istanbul’s Fenerbahce Acibadem aka 2010 Club World Champion […]
After 21 consecutive victories in the Italian League, Trentino’s historical run finally came to an end after losing to Marmi Lanza Verona in 4 sets. ((24-26, 20-25, 25-20, 17-25). Matey Kaziyski, Os Juantorena, Jan Stokr and their Trentino teammates have made history as one of the most successful club teams in the history of the […]
Paul Carroll, Max Gunthor and Team Generali Haching won the German National Cup for the 3rd time in a row in an epic match against VfB Friedrichshafen. More than 9,600 fans packed the Gerry Webber Stadium in Halle, Germany to witness one of the most anticipated volleyball events in the nation! It wasn’t an easy […]
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Scary! “At first I just thought it was a smoke bomb and noticed my friend Stelios walking towards it to kick it away off the court. He was probably 2 feet from it when it exploded.” says Billings.