Italy Wins Another Friendly Against China Leading to World Champs.
Ivan Zaytsev led Italy with 16 points as they beat China for the second day in a row. Italy will start the World Championships on Sunday against Japan in Rome.
Brazil Wins WGCC. Team USA Knocked Out Of Podium. Day 5 Recap (Videos)
Brazil wins its fifth WGCC gold. Team USA greatly underachieves, loses to a depleted Italian team, and is knocked out of the podium.
Team USA beats France, Assumes 1st Place. WGCC Day 3 Recap (Full Vids)
Team USA hands the World League’s champions a 3-0 loss. They are now in first place of the round robin tournament with two games still left to go. Meanwhile, Brazil and Italy won their games, and trail the American team closely in the standings.
Team USA Set To Battle France – WGCC Day 3 Preview
The game is a must-win for Team USA’s title hopes. Meanwhile, Brazil will battle leaders Iran, while Italy and Japan close out the day in Osaka.
Iran Rallies From 2-0 To Defeat Team USA. WGCC Day 2 Recap (Full Vids)
Iran adds another chapter to its up and coming volleyball resume, coming from behind 2-0 to hand Team USA its first defeat of the tournament.
Team USA Dominates Japan On WGCC Opener. Day 1 Recap (Full Match Vids)
Matthew Anderson ushered USA’s opening day straight-set (25-21, 25-18, 25-13) win over hosts Japan. Brazil and Iran also came out victorious.
Italy Will Have 7 Olympians are 2017 European Championships
They will still, however, be without Olympic stars Ivan Zaytsev, Emanuele Biraelli, and Osmany Juantorena, but veteran Simone Buti (above) will be present to captain the team.
Italy Blemishes France’s Unbeaten Record to Open Pool I1
Italy upset France to end their unbeaten streak while Canada won a five-setter with Belgium to open Pool I1 play.
Italian Men’s Champions Lube Civitanova Announce Medei as New Coach
After wees of rumors, this week Italian men’s side Cucine Lube Civitanova has announced Giampolo Medei as their new head coach….
