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Jiri Popelka: Killer Leon will not win alone! 1,2 million is still at the table
BLOG – Many of you have heard about the most discussed trade of the last year when the Cuban superstar called Leon left mythical Kazan to join Italian Perugia. I also thanks to him wrote that Italy reigns world volleyball back then. Now, these two big clubs met in the…
Jiri Popelka: Italy is Ruling World Volleyball
BLOG – Elite volleyball big clubs sent to the Club World Championship, which has just ended, really the best. The final was played it the late evening of Sunday, December 2, in neighboring Poland. This year, we could characterize not only the Club World Championship,…
The Power Has Defeated the Technique! Volleyball Players from Russia Took the Nations League
The World League turned into the Nations League. Much was written about it, many people were against, others were for. We will not be able to play any Nations League game live on Youtube anymore, we must pay. A few thousands of people watched World League games live…
Four Questions New Volleyball Players Ask
We all have fears and apprehensions about one thing or another. Whether that’s you’re afraid of heights or perhaps you get chills down your spine when you spot a spider crawling across your counter. Does it make your skin crawl when you think about that…
Will Volleyball Ever Rule The World?
The question that is on every volleyball fan lips is, will volleyball ever rule the world? We can’t understand why it is not ruling the world since its creation in 1985. Volleyball was invented 4 years after basket ball, but we have more people going to see a…
The Blog of The Volleyball Lover: a quick reminder about who you are
Hello, guys! :)) Do you remember my last blog post? My volleyball wish list for 2017? In the first days of January I wrote down 10 volleyball wishes that I’d want to come true in 2017. Well, number 5 – to go to at least one Champions League match – checked. Last…
The Blog of the Volleyball Lover: My wish list for 2017
Hello, guys! It’s been a while since I didn’t post anything new on the blog (and to be fair, I missed writing to you a lot. Because to me these blogs are kind of letters to an unknown person who I hope will get on my vibe). So, here I am, again, at the beginning of a…
Volleyball lost a fight
We are currently living times when freedom of speech and other fundamental human rights should be not be doubted or questioned whatsoever. It looks like the Romanian volleyball federation seems to be disobeying exactly the reasons why innocent people had fought…
The Blog of the Volleyball Lover: All together against cancer
I’ve always believed in that cliché that sport is a social phenomenon. In particular, I strongly believe in the power of volleyball to be a changing factor in our society. Which makes me ask you the following question: Have you ever noticed that events which on…
The Blog of the Volleyball Lover:La medaglia più bella – the most wonderful medal
We live in a crazy world. And we all know it even if we don’t want to accept it. … Sometimes I feel too much and I get too emotional about things that surround me and have nothing to do with my personal life. And sometimes I suffer too much for the world. Even…
Inside VolleyCountry
- 2020/2021 Transfers News, Rumors & Discussion
(Quote from serdar)Nope. There is someone played in Italy back in 80's. ( https://www.legavolley.it/player/DUN-BAL-57?lang=en )
- Transfer Rumors & Discussion (2020/2021)
Seems that Brescia is interested in Van Ryk. She could stay in Bergamo, but it will depend if the club will survive to economic crysis. On background, there are some Turkish teams on her. https://www.sportmediaset.medi…ia_17695631-202002a.shtml
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