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    Hodge Raises The Bar!

    Well she is raising her bar! We’re loving it! Megan is going to make Coach Hugh McCutcheon proud! The outside hitter scored 33 points for Villa Cortese in an epic 5 set match against Yamamay Busto Arsizio. The PSU alum, making her professional debut in the Italian League, has been her team’s most effective scorer […]

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    Just In: Turkey Welcomes Rodrigao

    Not a rumor anymore! It’s confirmed! 3 Time World Champion, Olympic gold and silver medalist, World League multi medalist & many more, Rodrigao, will make his debut in the Turkish League this coming Tuesday for Ziraat Bankasi. Isn’t that great? After all the drama he went through with his Brazilian club team last December, Rodrigao […]

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    Spain’s Coach Resigns!

    Sad. Another coach from Europe bites the dust. Julio Velasco has quit his position as the coach of Spain’s men’s national team. Velasco and the Spanish Federation, RFEVB, have mutually decided to terminate his contract. RFEVB was pleased with how Velasco developed the Spanish team since 2008 but they just couldn’t afford to keep him […]

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    Gasimova’s Dream Comes True

    Dreams come true! Right Natavan? The 25 year old setter from Azerbaijan has officially signed on to play in the Italian League for Scavolini Pesaro. Natavan Gasimova will play together with Manon Flier, Martina Guiggi and current starting setter Francesca Ferretti. Pesaro is currently ranked #2 in the Italian League and has qualified for the […]

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    Explosive: Riley Sets the Record Straight!

    We reported almost 2 weeks ago that American Outside Hitter and 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist, Riley Salmon, signed on to play for Drean Bolivar, Argentina’s top ranked club team. But something went wrong with the transfer which jeopardized Riley’s debut in the Argentinian League. Salmon’s Camp has released a detailed statement exclusively to Vollewood. Read it!

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    Just In: Blair Brown to Italy!

    She must be very excited! 4 Time NCAA Champion, Blair Brown, has signed on to play for Riso Scotti Pavia. The American opposite will join her new team in the coming days and her contract is good for the rest of the season. This is Blair’s professional debut and she’s already playing in one of […]

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    Cunneo Defeats Trentino Again!

    Oops they did it again! After winning the Super Cup, Parodi and Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo won it’s 5th Italian Cup in front of more than 5,000 fans by demolishing Kaziyski, Juantorena and Team Trentino in 3 sets. The 2009 & 2010 Club World Champion appeared (appear) to be having issues defeating Cunneo. Well we […]

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    Belchatow Reigns!

    PGE Skra Belchatow won the Polish Cup for the 5th Time! Dang! They are indeed Poland’s best club team! No doubt. Wlazly, Kurek, Falasca, Antiga and their Belchatow teammates demolished Zaks Kedzierzyn-Kozle in straight sets (25:19, 26:24, 25:18) in front of thousands of volleyball fans hosted by the city of Warsaw. Belchatow won the silver […]

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    First Look @ Lo Bianco!

    We’re super glad she’s back! Her Royal Highness Eleonora Lo Bianco has officially rejoined her Bergamo team! For now, she can only watch and provide her analysis for Bergamo’s matches in the Italian League. Leo was spotted for the very first time in almost a month last week during Bergamo’s match against Aguero & Villa […]

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    Major Drama in Perugia!

    Dang! What’s going on here? We think it’s something serious! Italian Club Team, Despair Despar Perugia is having a serious problem keeping their players. Within the last few weeks, 4 players have left the team. We don’t know the full details of Perugia’s problems but one thing we know for sure is that it has […]

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    Surgery for Coach Kuzyutkin

    Whew! At least it’s not a major major procedure! Russian coach Vladimir Kuzyutkin went under the knife yesterday to treat a herniated disc. The procedure was done at the Burdenko Institute of Neurosurgery. The coach who led Gamova and Team to defend their World Title last year is expected to recover in 10 days. Get […]

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    Russian Showdown!

    Exciting! Amazing! A Star Studded match! This is not even the Russian All Star tournament! Gamova, Kosheleva, Goncharova, Carolina Costagrande, Jordan Larson and many more! Seriously, this is a great match to watch! Russian volleyball fans witnessed one of the most anticipated matches in the Russian League this season: The Battle between Dinamo Moscow and Dinamo […]

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