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    Same goal but new plan for Brazil

    Same goal but new plan for Brazil   Renan Dal Zotto is open to testing new players to be part of Brazil’s roster at the Olympics   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 16, 2020 – After winning the 2019 edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup, Brazil entered 2020 with a plan in place […] More

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    Patch using break to pursue passion for pottery

    Patch using break to pursue passion for pottery   Ben Patch won World Championship and VNL bronze in 2018   Lausanne, Switzerland, April 15, 2020 – Ben Patch is putting his time in isolation to good use by using his hidden skills to help raise funds for charities involved in the fight against coronavirus.  The […] More

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    Megumi Kurihara tells story of recovery

    Tokyo, Japan, April 15, 2020 – On January 19, 2020, former Japanese women’s national team player Megumi Kurihara told FujiTV viewers about a health scare that few people knew about at the time, in 2016. Only on the show did she release the details. More

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    Sokolov and Dijkema moves highlight transfer market in Russia

    Sokolov and Dijkema moves highlight transfer market in Russia   Tsvetan Sokolov with the Bulgarian national team jersey during January’s continental Olympic qualification tournament in Berlin   Moscow, Russia, April 14, 2020 – Tsvetan Sokolov moving to Dinamo Moscow and Laura Dijkema transferring to Lokomotiv Kaliningrad are among the major highlights of the transfer market […] More

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    Zaytsev staying positive despite Tokyo 2020 postponement

    Zaytsev staying positive despite Tokyo 2020 postponement   Zaytsev showed his class in Olympic qualifying by scoring 41 points   Rome, Italy, April 13, 2020 – Ivan Zaytsev is staying positive despite missing out on the chance to go after a third Olympic medal this summer due to the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic […] More

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    Player of the Week: Klemen Cebulj

    Lausanne, Switzerland, April 13, 2020 – It has taken Slovenia’s most outstanding volleyball player just a few years to make his mark on the international scene, and Klemen Cebulj is now the star of the show wherever he plays. The 28-year-old outside hitter began his professional career in his home country of Slovenia, moving up […] More

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    Volleyball and beach volleyball match replays – Week ahead

    Volleyball and beach volleyball match replays – Week ahead     Lausanne, Switzerland, April 12, 2020 – A fourth week of full match replays begins on Monday across the FIVB’s channels. Join us on the Volleyball World and Beach Volleyball World YouTube channels and on Facebook for daily streams. Enjoy streams of your favourite matches […] More