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FIVB World Grand Prix stars to take part in Montreux Volley Masters

Montreux, Switzerland, February 9, 2010 – FIVB World Grand Prix 2009 runners up Russia and Beijing 2008 Olympic silver medalists USA will both be taking part in the 26th Montreux Volley Masters which will take place from June 8-13 in Montreux, Switzerland.  More

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First SWATCH FIVB World Tour Grand Slam 100 days away

Lausanne, Switzerland, February 9, 2010 – The 100 day mark until the first 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Grand Slam event in Rome passed on Saturday with preparations for the week-long tournament in full swing.  More

Mario hopes for further success with Brazil

Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 8, 2010 – Brazilian libero Mario says he is hoping that 2010 will be equally as good, if not better than his debut season in the canary yellow last year when the world No. 1 picked up the FIVB World League and FIVB World Grand Champions Cup titles in the space of five months.  More

FIVB and CAVB in mourning after member passes away

Cairo, Egypt, February 8, 2010 - The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and the Africa Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) lost one of the great pillars of Volleyball in the world after the CAVB Vice-President Mr. Abdoulaye Baba Sy passed away in the capital of Senegal in Dakar on Monday after a long fight with illness during the past two years.  More

Corozal crowned Puerto Rico champions

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, February 7, 2010 – FIVB Men's World Club Championship 2009 participants Corozal claimed their second consecutive title and ninth overall in the Puerto Rico Men’s Superior League by defeating Guaynabo in a five-set match 3-2 (21-25, 26-24, 20-25, 25-23, 15-9) played in front of more than 5,000 spectators at Mario Morales Gymnasium on Sunday.  More

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World League stars take part in Russia's All Star match

Moscow, Russia, February 5, 2010 – The Rest of the World beat Russia’s home grown players in the country’s All Star Game last Saturday which included a number of international players from last year’s FIVB World League.  More

Serbia President wants best possible preparation for London 2012

Belgrade, Serbia, February 4, 2010 - Aleksandar Boricic, FIVB Executive Vice-President and President of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia, has said he wants to provide the best preparation possible for Serbia ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games.  More

New evaluation tool from Junior and Youth World Champs released by FIVB

Lausanne, Switzerland, February 4, 2010 – The FIVB Technical and Development Department is proud to announce the release of its latest evaluation tool featuring content from the FIVB youth and junior competitions in 2009.  More

Bulgaria coach to include new faces for FIVB World League

Sofia, Bulgaria, February 4, 2010 – Silvano Prandi, coach of the Bulgarian men’s team, has said he is likely to include a number of new players in his FIVB World League team for this year's edition.  More

Latest International Referee list published

Lausanne, Switzerland, February 3, 2010 – The FIVB has unveiled its 58-strong International Referees List for 2010, which was approved by the FIVB Refereeing Commission and is expected to be ratified by the FIVB Board of Administration during its April 14-16 meeting in the Dominican Republic.  More

USA's World Grand Prix preparations take a tumble in China

Guangzhou, China, February 2 , 2010 – USA's preparation for the FIVB World Grand Prix had another hiccup on Tuesday as China’s Evergrande women's Volleyball club beat the visitors in straight sets (25-23, 25-14, 25-19) in Guangzhou, China.  More

Puerto Rico star preparing well for FIVB World Grand Prix

Lausanne, Switzerland, February 3, 2010 - Puerto Rico star Aury Cruz says she feels she is preparing well in the Italian league for the 2010 edition of the FIVB World Grand Prix, which starts in August.  More