European volleyball

Earvin Ngapeth And Matt Anderson Share The Court For The First Time As Zenit Kazan Beats Kemerovo 3-1

Russia’s top dogs came out with wins this weekend as Zenit St. Petesburg, Belgorod, Zenit Kazan, and Lokomotiv Novosibirsk gave their opponents no chances at success. However, it’s the brave Fakel Novy Urengoy team who is leading the standings at this early stage of the season

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10 Americans Suit Up For First Round Of Italian Lega Volley – Defending Champs Conegliano Starts Out Strong

The world’s premier female volleyball domestic tournament started with a bang in Italy

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Current PlusLiga Champions Skra Signs Cuban Middle Blocker David Rodriguez

With the recent injury to Patryk Czarnowski, Poland’s current champion Skra Belchatow has decided to play it safe and has announced in its official website the signing of David Rodriguez to its squad

Bojana Milenkovic Undergoes Surgery In Italy, Replaced In Scandicci By USA’s Regan Scott

At Scandicci, Scott will join a team that finished its 2017/18 regular season in second place, sporting a 18-4 record.

Plamen Konstantinov is Out as Head Coach of Bulgarian Men’s National Team

The move comes after the team finished 11th at the World Championships in 2018 that they co-hosted with Italy.

“I Did Not Have Enough Help From The Coach In The Games” – Russia’s Irina Koroleva After Her Team’s Worst Ever WCH Finish

There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that Russia’s recent 8th place finish at the FIVB WCH was beyond disappointing

Will Legend Francesca Piccinini Call It Quits After Her 25th Pro Season?

Although some Italian media outlets have her retiring at the end of the season, the soon-to-be 40-year-old Piccinini is not totally sold on the idea yet.

“We Need To Create A Player/Coach Union And Start A Strike Against The FIVB.” – Poland’s Wojciech Drzyzga

As was expected, most European national teams are not pleased with the FIVB’s recent published criteria for qualification to the 2020 Olympic Games.

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“Playing Against Zenit Kazan Is The Same As Entering A Ring To Face A Heavyweight Boxer” – Samotlor’s Valery Pyatkovsky

In spite of what some coaches may think, Zenit Kazan is still the team to beat in Russia’s Superleague

The Volleyball World Mourns The Death Of Italy’s Sara Anzanello

Sara Anzanello (centre) standing on the podium together with her friends and teammates Eleonora Lo Bianco (left) and Francesca Piccinini (right).

Women’s Volleyball World Championship Attendance Falls 32% in 2018

The gold medal match between Serbia and Italy was a sell-out crowd, but that wasn’t enough to bring up lagging attendance throughout the tournament.

Serbian Team Celebrated Upon Arrival In Belgrade

The Serbian women’s national volleyball team received an enthusiastic welcome upon their return to Serbia‘s capital, Belgrade, after taking home…

Russian Volleyball Believes Winning YOG Pair Could Compete At Olympics

Russian Volleyball Federation general director Andrei Gorbenko believes that the young Russian pair of Maria Bocharova and Maria Voronina will…

FIVB Sets Stage for 2019 Men’s, Womens’ Volleyball Nations League

China is set to host four women’s pools as well as the 2019 finals, while the American men will host one preliminary round weekend and the finals.

CIA Charges 7 Russian Operatives for Anti-Doping Cyber Attacks

Earlier this month, a federal grand jury in Pennsylvania indicted seven Russian military intelligence officers on charges of hacking American and…

Zenit Kazan Comes Out With Narrow Win In Round 2 Of Super League

Round 2 of Russia’s Super League saw the competition’s best teams take their second win of the tournament in different fashion

Zatorski Called Grebennikov After Winning Best Libero Award At The WCH

At only 28 years old, it is safe to say that Zatorksi easily has at least another Olympic Games and WCH in his future. With that certainty, fans can be reassured that Poland’s backcourt will be at an elite level as long as he is around.

Egor Kliuka Inspired By Wedding To Play Well In Russian Superleague

After a failed World Championships run with the Russian national team, Egor Kliuka  found motivation for this club season in…

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