Brazil’s Block, Wallace Sweep Past Japan
Brazil put up 11 blocks and Wallace DeSouza resumed his role as the team’s top scorer after a day off in a sweep of Japan.
VNL Standings Update: Poland, USA Last Undefeated Teams at 4-0
Poland and the United States are the last two undefeated teams, each moving to 4-0 with very different results on Friday. Poland holds a slight advantage with 12 points to the USA’s 10. Brazil is 3-1, but also boasts 10 points.
Brazil’s Offense, Serve Too Much for Korea in Sweep
Brazil’s offensive prowess and serving lifted the home side to a sweep of South Korea to open Week 2 of Volleyball Nations League action.
Ricardo Lucarelli Cleared For Unrestricted Practice After Surgery
Ricardo Lucarelli now has 3 months to prepare for the World Championships – and is a possibility for later stages of the Nations League tournament.
VNL Standings Update: USA, Brazil, Serbia Move To 8-1 After Week 3
With Week 3 in the books, the top group of five remains the same, while one team has been mathematically eliminated from the Final 6 race.
VNL Men’s Preview: Pool 6 – Brazil, USA, Japan, South Korea
This pool features two of the 2016 Olympic medal winning teams in gold medalist Brazil and bronze medalist USA and the teams are playing Brazil in an arena that could hold as many as 15,000 raging fans.
Poland Squashes Korea; Brazil Rides Tandara to 3-1 win Over Dutch
Poland earned its first win of Week 3 action, besting South Korea across the stat sheet in an easy sweep and snapping a four-match skid as Malwina Smarzek notched 19 points. Tandara Caixeta supplied more than enough firepower to lift Brazil past the Netherlands in four sets, although the Dutch outscored the visitors by five points.
Yoandy Leal Is Anxious For Brazilian National Team Debut
In about an year’s time, two of the world’s best players will debut for their national teams
Corinthians Signs 43-Year-Old World Champion Marcelinho Elgarten
Corinthians/Guarulhos is turning back the clock
Standings: Russia Makes Moves Toward VNL Top 5 with Upset of Turkey
Russia needed to pull off an upset to keep itself in the conversation with the top group as Week 3 of the Volleyball Nations League nears an end. The team did just that, using 22 blocks to rally for a five-set win over Turkey on Wednesday.
