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The match of the week by satellite
 Lausanne,
Switzerland, May 27, 2005 –
The FIVB Board of Administration decided,
during its meeting from 29 April to 1st May,
to broadcast by satellite the match of the
week in the World League competition.
For the first week-end of the event, the FIVB
decided to choose the Italy-France match,
which will take place in Catania (Italy) on
Sunday 29 May as of 2 p.m. GMT (4 p.m. local
time).
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French
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Battle on as Cuba & Bulgaria open 2005 World
League
 Lausanne,
Switzerland, May 27, 2005 – World number 16 Cuba
and world number 13 Bulgaria, who surprised all
by reaching the final round last year, have the
privilege of opening the 2005 World League with
their first Intercontinental Round match in
Varna starting at 18:00 (local time) on Friday.
It promises to be a riveting contest with Cuba
showing some encouraging preseason form having
beaten Greece and Argentina in two friendly
series while Bulgaria, who finished fourth last
year, go into the match with a new coach in
33-year-old Martin Stoev.
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Pic: The atmosphere will be
electric in Bulgaria on Friday where more than
35,000 fans witnessed World League action during
last year's competition
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Injury hit Poland hope to overcome receiving
problem
 Bydgoszcz,
Poland, May 27, 2005 – New Polish coach Raul
Lozano has much more to worry about than facing
his own country when Poland host Argentina in
Bydgoszcz in the opening of the round of the
2005 World League this weekend. Having lost
three receivers ahead of Friday night’s opening
match, Lozano is facing a juggling act.
The Argentine has been forced into modifying his
squad with Michal Bakiewicz (blood clot),
Sebastian Swiderski (strained knees) and Dawid
Murek (strained abdomen muscles) all out injured
and he has confirmed that his first starting
lineup will include: Zagumny, Winiarski, Gruszka,
Wlazly, Kadziewicz and Gacek as libero but could
change again for Saturday’s second match.
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Pic: The last time Poland and Argentina
played, Poland won 3-2 (25-19, 25-22, 23-25,
22-25, 20-18) at the Athens Olympics
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Young and renewed Argentina looking forward
to sparkling return
 May
26, 2005 - After a two year absence, Argentina
fans will once more be able to satisfy their
Volleyball hunger when they witness Argentina
back in action in the premier men’s annual
tournament – the World League – when the 2005
edition starts on Friday.
While the home fans will be packing the stadiums
in Buenos Aires and Rosario in week two, three
and six of the Intercontinental Round, they’ll
have to see how their side first fare in an away
trip to Poland, with the first match at 19:00
(local time) in Bydgoszcz.
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Argentina squad
Poland squad
Argentina team Profile Poland team Profile
Click here for biographies of the Polish squad
Pic: Argentina lost to Poland 3-2 (25-19,
25-22, 23-25, 22-25, 20-18) during the Athens
Olympics but this weekend the visitors will be
missing some stars while Poland have been hit by
injuries
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Fresh start for France and Italy
 Ragusa,
Italy, May 26, 2005 – In what is expected to be
one of the most riveting contests during the
opening round of the 2005 World League this
weekend, world number six France arrived in
Ragusa on Wednesday in preparation for two away
matches against last year’s silver medallists
and world number two Italy starting on Friday at
20:30 (local time). With both sides grouped in
arguably the toughest of the three pools - Pool
B - this weekend’s fixtures will be crucial in
gaining the early ascendancy, especially when
one considers Bulgaria and Cuba complete the
group.
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French squad
Italian squad Pic: Pierre Pujol sets for
Vincent Montmeat during the 2004 World League
where France finished fifth
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Can Brazil make
it three in a row?
 Lausanne,
Switzerland, May 25, 2005 – They already have
the 2002 World Championship crown, the 2003
World Cup and some 2004 Olympic gold medals in
their trophy cabinet, now the world’s number
men’s team Brazil will launch their campaign for
their third successive World League triumph when
the opening whistle blows on Friday to open the
16th edition of the FIVB’s premier annual event.
In just two days time 12 teams from around the
world will face off in the first of six high
intensity weekends of Intercontinental Round
action. With three pools of four teams playing
home and away during, the top team from each
pool will advance to the final round in Belgrade
from July 8-10 joining automatic qualifiers as
hosts Serbia and Montenegro.
More Pic: Brazil on the World League
winner's podium in 2004
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The who's who of Poland
 May
25, 2005 - Poland, who finished seventh in last
year’s World League, are preparing to host
Argentina in the Pool C on the opening weekend
of the 2005 World League starting on Friday
night. With a new captain - Piotr Gruszka
replacing Pawel Zagumny – a new coach with Raul
Lozano and having just come off a 3-2 win in
their final warm-up match before the World
League against Slovakia, the world number seven
is heading into a new era.
Click here for biographies of the Polish squad
Team Profile
Squad List
Pic: Poland finished fifth at the 2004
Olympic Games
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The “Red Wine” team hoping for a better
vintage
 May
25, 2005 – Having missed out on last year’s
competition, world number 13 Venezuela are
hoping for big things in the 2005 World League
and there’s no better way to start than against
the world’s top ranked team Brazil in this
weekend’s opening round. Under the direction of
new coach Eliseo Ramos, current Pan American
champions Venezuela will find in Brazil an
extremely tough opponent considering they are
World, Olympic and World League champions and
are favourites to retain their title. However,
overall the goal set by Venezuelan Volleyball
authorities is to improve the national team’s
performance of the past three editions of the
World League (2001-2003), where the “red wine”
team finished last each time.
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2003 World League
Overall World League Results Pic: Ernardo
"Harry" Gomez was Venezuela's top scorer in 2003
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Minuzzi steps up the pace as he seeks spot in
Brazilian starting lineup
 Rio
de Janiero,
Brazil, May 24, 2005 – The life of Roberto
Minuzzi is running at top speed. With barely 23
years to his name, the outside hitter has
already been chosen as the best attacker of the
domestic Brazilian league three times, has a
title and two runner’s up competition medals and
has been world champion with the Brazilian youth
team. To top everything though, he would love to
break into the team of Bernardinho, so for the
past two weeks he has been working in the
Volleyball Development Center in Rio de Janeiro
under the command of the national coach.
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Pic: Minuzzi in practice at the Brazilian
Volleyball Development Center in Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian Team Roster
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Cuba
complete series whitewash of Greece
 Athens,
Greece, May 23, 2005 – Cuba completed a
sensational build up to the 2005 World League by
winning their sixth friendly match out of seven
with a 3-2 (25-23, 19-25, 25-11, 24-26, 15-8)
victory over Greece in their third and final
match in the Peace and Friendship stadium on
Monday.
Cuba had earlier beaten Greece 3-0 on Friday and
3-2 on Saturday after coming off a 3-1 series
win over Argentina.
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Pic: Greece will be hoping for a better result
when they play Serbia and Montenegro in the
opening weekend of the 2005 World League
starting on Friday
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Pimienta hoping to see more of Greece
 Athens,
Greece, May 22, 2005 – With Cuba currently
taking on Greece in a three-match friendly
series at the Peace and Friendship stadium in
Athens, Cuba captain Paval Pimienta has admitted
he expects to meet Greece twice in competitive
play over the next two years.
Cuba, who currently leads the friendly series
2-0 after a 3-0 win on Friday and a 3-2 win on
Saturday, have been impressive in their
preseason build up, having also beaten Argentina
3-1 earlier and Pimienta belives his young team
are on track for big things this year.
"We are aiming for two things this year,” the
204cm giant said. “The final round of the World
League and final round of the 2006 World
Championship in Japan, that is also important.
We are scheduled to play a World Championship
second round tournament in August with Canada,
Panama, and two other sides and we hope and we
believe that we can finish in the top two and go
to Japan. I hope and I wish we meet also Greece
there as well as in the World League."
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Pic: Pimienta is an inspirational player in
Cuba's young side
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Argentina “proud” to play in World League
again – Ferraro
 Buenos
Aires, Argentina, May 19, 2005 – Argentina
captain Hernan Ferraro said it was a very proud
moment for him and his team to play in this
year’s World League competition after a two-year
absence at the Argentine launch of the 2005
World League in Buenos Aires on Thursday, which
took place in the presence of Government
authorities headed by Chief Governor Anibal
Ibarra, the President of the FeVA Mr. Alejandro
Bolgeri and numerous media. “After the Olympic
Games and the World Championship, the World
League is the most important men’s event so we
are very proud of being able to play in it,”
Ferraro said. “It means facing the big
international teams, as visitors and hosts, and
it will be an incredible experience looking
forward to the 2006 World Championships.
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Pic: (Courtesy of Feva) Argentina captain
Hernan Ferraro (middle) hands a national playing
shirt to Chief Governor Anibal Ibarra with
Argentina coach Fabian Armoa looking on
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Ready for Take-Off
Lausanne,
Switzerland, 19 May, 2005 - On 27 May, the
2005 World League will get under way in what
promises to be, once again, a thrilling
fight for the title. As the title-holder two
years in a row, Brazil is favoured to win.
However, Serbia & Montenegro and Italy, who
were edged out in 2003 and 2004, will do
their best to beat Brazil and walk away with
the 1 million US$ in prize money (out of 13
million in total) awarded to the winner of
the Final in Belgrade, from 8 to 10 July,
that is sure to be sensational.
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French
Spanish
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Giani stops by on Italian preparations
 Rome,
Italy, May 18, 2005 – Last year’s World League
runner’s up Italy welcomed former skipper Andrea
Giani into a team-building lunch session in Rome
on Wednesday.
With less than 10 days to go until the opening
whistle of the 2005 event, Italy had lunch
together in the presence of the inspirational
Giani, who, as one of the hardest spikers in the
game, played in 13 out of the 15 World League
editions played to date, starting in 1991 and
finishing last year with seven World League gold
medals in return plus three World Championship
gold medals, before embarking on a gym session
in the afternoon.
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Pic: Giani with 419 on his shirt when playing
his record breaking 419th match during the 2003
World League
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Greece prepare to welcome Cuba
 May
18, 2005 – Following a 3-1 demolition job over
Argentina, Cuba will arrive in Greece on
Thursday for three friendly matches on Friday,
Saturday and Monday as both teams continue their
build up towards the 2005 World League, which
starts on May 27.
Greece open their World League campaign hosting
last year’s bronze medallists Serbia and
Montenegro in the Peace and Friendship Stadium
on May 27-28 while Cuba travels to Bulgaria.
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Pic: The support for Greece at the Peace and
Friendship stadium during the Olympic Games was
incredible
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Cuba beat Argentina 3-1 in World League warm
up
 May
17, 2005 – They came, they saw and more than
10,000 fans witnessed four friendly matches
between Cuba and Argentina, which incidentally
saw the Cubans take the series 3-1. Following
three straight victories to Cuba in the northern
Argentine cities of Salta, Tucuman and
Catamarca, the home side finally got on the
board in the final match on Tuesday, winning 3-0
(25-21, 25-23, 25-17) in what coach Fabian Armoa
said was an encouraging result with the 2005
World League just 10 days away.
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Pic: Cuba coach Roberto Garcia has his young
side playing extremely well 10 days out from the
start of the World League
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Blain calls World League as his side's most
important event of the year
 May
16, 2005 - Labeled as a team that hasn’t yet fulfilled its
potential on the World League stage, France are in
desperate need of a star studded performance to
silence the critics who have been pilloring their
past performances in this event. Failure to reach
the finals in Madrid in 2003 meant that Les Blues
had to settle for a 10th place finish before a more
respectable 5th place finish last year.
Coach Philippe Blain has singled out the 2005
World League competition as his side's most
important event this year, with his team looking for
ideal preparation ahead of a 2006 World Championship
third round assignment in July under the leadership
of new captain Stéphane Antiga.
Team profile
France squad Pic: New French captain
Stéphane Antiga receives during the 2004 Olympic
Games
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Excellent warm-up for Portugal
 May
12, 2005 - The Portuguese national men’s side,
coached by Orlando Samuels, won their second
game out of three in their five-match series
with the Russian club team of VC Neftyanik in
Vila do Conde on Thursday. After winning the
first match on Tuesday 3-1 and then losing the
second 3-2 on Wednesday, Portugal fought back to
win the third match 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 28-26).
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Portugal Tournament info More World Championship
news Pic: Portugal are starting to develop better
combinations says Samuels
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Cuba to start tour of Argentina on Thursday
 May
9, 2005 – Following visa problems Cuba’s
four-match friendly tour of Argentina will now
start on Thursday following the late arrival of
the Cuban side in Argentina on Wednesday. The
tour, which is ideal preparation for both squads
ahead of the 2005 World League, which starts on
May 27, will see the two teams now play on
Thursday in Salta, again on Friday in Tucumán,
Sunday in Catamarca and the final match Tuesday,
May 17, in Cordoba.
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Pic: Cuba will be looking for valuable match
practice to please their passionate fans ahead
of the 2005 World League
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Portugal prepare for season with Russian competition
 May
8, 2005 - The Portuguese national men’s side, coached by
Orlando Samuels, will carry out a period of training
with the Russian team of VC Neftyanik, who will be
visiting the country from May 8-15, in preparation for
the 2006 Men’s World Championship second round
tournament, which will be held from May 20-22 in Vila do
Conde.
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Portugal Tournament info More World Championship
news
Pic: Portugal’s most recent performance in
an FIVB international tournament was the 2004 World
League where they finished 13th
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Nalbert – The farewell of my dreams
 May
7, 2005 – Brazilian Volleyball legend Nalbert
Bitencourt said winning the national Superliga
title with his Brazilian club side Banespa/Mastercard
last month, “could not be better. It was the
farewell of my dreams.”
To the disappointment of many indoor Volleyball
fans in Brazil and around the world, the former
Brazilian captain has decided to try Beach
Volleyball in 2005 and in doing so has brought
the curtain down on an illustrious indoor career.
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Pic: Nalbert receives during a group match at
the Olympic Games in Athens
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Venezuela waiting on five players
 May
6, 2005 – With less than three weeks before the
whistle blows to start the 2005 World League
competition, Venezuela coach Eliseo Ramos is
waiting for five players to return from domestic
Volleyball leagues overseas.
Thomás Ereú, Fredy Nieto, Luis Díaz, Iván
Márquez and Ronald Méndez are all playing abroad
with Márquez expected to be the last player to
return in the middle of May when the Belgium
league finishes.
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Pic: There was great harmony in the 2003
Venezuela squad
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Garcia aiming for improvement for his Cuba
side
 Havana,
Cuba, May 5, 2005 – Cuba coach Roberto Garcia is
quietly confident of improving on his side’s
2004 World League seventh-place finish ahead of
this year’s edition which starts on May 27.
Garcia unveiled his 12-strong line up on
Thursday from the group of 18 previously named
with veteran middle blocker Pavel Pimienta
leading the way along with Yasser Portuondo,
Osmany Juantorena, Henry Bell, Odelvis Dominico
and setter Javier Gonzalez.
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Pic: Henry Bell, watched by coach Roberto
Garcia, makes a superb save during last year's
World League Intercontinental Round
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Italy go into training camp
 May
5, 2005 – Italian coach Gian Paolo Montali has
named a 16-strong squad who will train in
Emilia-Romagna from Sunday May 8 through to May
14 in preparation for their busy international
season ahead.
The Azzurri, who collected silver and bronze at
the two previous World League tournaments, have
a World League campaign from May 27-July 10
before hosting a 2006 World Championship round
three tournament in Napoli from July 29-31.
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Pic: Italian coach Gian Paolo Montali will
put his squad through its paces next week
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Bernardinho includes six more players
 May
4, 2005 – Brazilian coach Bernardo Rezende
called six more players into his World League
training camp at the Volleyball Development
Center in Rio de Janiero on Wednesday.
The Olympic and world champions are building up
momentum ahead of the defence of their World
League title, which starts with a trip to
Venezuela on May 28-29.
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Pic: Brazilian coach Bernardo Rezende with (from
left to right in yellow) André Heller, Anderson
Rodrigues, Sérgio Santos (obscured), Giba and
Ricardo
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Bulgaria
- A force to be reckoned with
 May
3, 2005 -
When Bulgaria finished fifth in the 2003 World
League, the Volleyball stood up and applauded an
excellent performance. But when they finished fourth
last year there was many who recognized that this is
a team which is developing into one of the sharpest
on the international stage. However, with Martin
Stoev having replaced Brunko Gavrilov as coach
and with inspirational captain and setter Vladimir Nikolov
having stepped down from the international scene,
it will be interesting to see how efficient the
traditionally strong Bulgarian offence is in
2005, with a talented youngster in Andrey Zhekov
handed the responsibility of orchestrating the
Bulgarian attacking artillary.
Team profile
Bulgaria squad Pic: Bulgaria finished
fourth in the 2004 World League - their best
ever finish
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Serbia & Montenegro aiming for fourth successive
medal
 April
25, 2005 - Ever since claiming the gold medal at
the 2000 Olympic Games, Serbia and Montenegro (the
former Yugoslavia) has consistently been in the
mix when it comes to considering medal
contenders for international men’s Volleyball
events and this year, as hosts of the final
round of the premier international men's
Volleyball tournament, the 2005 World League
will be no different.
Team profile
Serbia and Montenegro squad
Pic: Serbia & Montenegro claimed the bronze
medal at the 2004 World League by beating
Bulgaria
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Italy hoping to go one step further
 April
22, 2005 -
For many Italian Volleyball fans, the 2005 World
League will hopefully signal a new beginning for
their national side.
The Azzurri have become the perennial bridesmaids to
world number one Brazil in recent years, having
finished runner's up to the South Americans at the
2004 Olympic Games, last year's World League, which
was held in Rome, and the 2003 World Cup.
After such an illustrious tradition in men's
Volleyball, particularly in the World League, Italy
are hoping to return to the top of the podium, a
position they had become accustomed to, particularly
in the 1990's.
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Italy squad
Pic: Italy collect another silver medal
behind Brazil - this time at the Olympics
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Brazil prepare to defend title
April
18, 2005 - Brazilian coach Bernardo Rezende has
announced that his squad for the 2005 World
League will gather at the Volleyball Development
Center in Rio de Janeiro on April 25 to start
preparing for the defence of their title. The
Olympic and world champions are red hot
favourites to take their third successive World
League title and fourth in five years, and
Bernardinho will no doubt leave no stone
unturned in his quest to keep Brazil’s magic
form – which has seen them win every men’s
international Volleyball title available since
2002 – running.
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Brazil squad
Pic: Brazil on the winner's podium in Rome
last year
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Cuba announces players for the World League
 Havana,
April 4, 2005 - The Cuban Volleyball Federation
announced the names of the 18 players selected
to play this year in the World League, the FIVB
premier annual men’s event. The group is led by
middle-blocker Pavel Pimienta and opposite Tomas
Aldazabal the two players with most
participation in the World League. Setter Javier
Gonzalez, Raydel Poey and Yasser Portuondo are
also included in the squad. The group in
completed by Osmani Juantorena, Henry Bell,
Odelis Dominico, Jesus Cruz, Osmani Camejo,
Roberlandis Simon, Yoandry Diaz, Oriol Camejo,
Raidel Corrales, Maikel Sanchez, Sirianis Mendez
and Jorge Luis Sanchez.
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Pic: Cuba's Pavel Pimienta (No 8) once again
leads from the front
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Cuba to visit three countries for World League
build up
Havana, Cuba, April 3, 2005 - The Cuban male
Volleyball team, officially named on Thursday,
will make a training tour of Russia, Argentina
and Greece before it enters the 2005 World
League. An 18-player training selection, from
which 12 players will be chosen to play the
World League, will depart for Russia on April
16, where they will train until April 30.
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Pic: Cuba's Yenry Bell attacks against Italy
during the 2004 World League
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Argentina confirm World League line up
 March
7, 2005 - The coach of the Argentine national
men's team Fabian Armoa has confirmed his first
list of 22 players summoned for the 2005 World
League, which starts on May 27. Later this month
the list will be reduced to 18 players. Of the
22 called players, 15 are playing in the
Argentine National League - including Cao
Herrera, a Cuban but with Argentine citizenship,
playing for Conarpesa - while the others are
playing in foreign country leagues.
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Pic: Argentina's Jorge Alberto Elgueta
attacks against Greece in the 2004 Olympic Games
where the South Americans played so well
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Montali reveals World League squad for 2005
 March
1, 2005 – Last year’s World League and Olympic
Games runner’s up Italy have unveiled their
22-strong squad for the 2005 edition of the
World League, which starts May 27. Coach Gian
Paolo Montali has included the usual stars
namely Alessandro Fei, Matej Cernic and Luigi
Mastrangelo while Marco Meoni returns after a
year out. Missing are Andrea Giani, Samuele
Papi, who is on a year’s sabbatical, Andrea
Sartoretti and Damiano Pippi.
More Pic: Italy's Luigi Mastrangelo in
action during the 2004 World League final
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Poland name World
League squad
 February 19, 2005 – New Poland coach Raula
Lozano has named his 22-strong squad for the
2005 World League. Poland finished third in Pool
B of last year’s World League behind last year’s
finalists Bulgaria and France and after an
impressive fifth place finish at the 2004
Olympic Games in Athens, Lozano will be hoping
to build upon the momentum, with a solid World
League performance before World Championship
commitments later in the year.
More Pic: Great defence from Poland at
the 2004 Olympic Games
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Argentina coach heads for sight seeing tour of
Europe
February 15, 2005
- Argentina men’s coach Fabian Armoa leaves on
Monday (Feb 21) for a whirlwind week-long trip
through Europe to catch up with his star players
ahead of an all-important 2005 calendar, which
includes World Championship and World League
assignments.
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France name squad
 February
11, 2005 - French coach Philippe Blain has named
his 22-strong squad for the 2005 World League
competition pointing out that the young players
in his new line-up will hold the destiny of
French Volleyball in their hands. Blain is
hoping to use the 2005 World League to blood
some new players and launch a new era in French
Volleyball.
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Pic: French captain Dominique Daquin
celebrates during last year's Olympic Games in
Athens
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Portugal welcomes new men’s coach
Porto,
Portugal, February 3, 2005. Cuba’s Gladston Orlando
Samuels Blackwood, the newly appointed coach of the
Portuguese men’s national team, arrived in Portugal on
Wednesday. Samuels, who succeeded fellow national Juan
Diaz who is now working in Qatar, admitted his main
objectives in 2005 are to see Portugal succeed in the
Senior European Championship, the 2006 World
Championships as well as the World League.
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World League the
key to French future
 January 20, 2005 - French coach
Philippe Blain has signalled out the 2005 World League
competition as his side's most important event this year,
with his team looking for ideal preparation ahead of a
World Championship Third Round assignment in July.
Blain, who led the Blues to a surprise bronze medal
finish at the last World Championships in Argentina in
2002, believes he has the makings of a very strong team
in 2005 and says this year's World League competition,
which takes place from May 27 to July 10, will be the
ideal platform for his team to start to hit their straps.
"The World League is the best chance for the younger
players to gain valuable experience and it will also
give us an ideal preparation opportunity ahead of the
third round of the World Championship, which we have a
few weeks later," Blain said. "Our pool in the World
League is very difficult even if, like the Blues, the
other teams participating have been forced to make
changes and modify their squads."
More Pic: French coach Philippe Blain
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Successful 12-team
formula reintroduced for the 2005 edition
 Lausanne,
Switzerland, October 27, 2004 - Twelve of the best
international men's Volleyball teams have been confirmed
and fulfill the conditions to participate in the 2005
World League, the FIVB's major men's Volleyball annual
competition. This year's teams- Argentina, Brazil,
Venezuela, Cuba, Japan, Portugal, Italy, Bulgaria,
France, Serbia & Montenegro, Greece, and Poland- will
begin the Intercontinental round on May 27, 2005 and for
the next six weeks will continue their pursuit for a
place in the coveted finals in Belgrade, Serbia &
Montenegro July 8-10 with the final four teams playing
in a 3-day tournament.
More Pic: Brazil (green and yellow) and Italy
contest the final of the 2004 World League in Rome
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What happened in 2004? |
Golden
performance from Brazil claims third title in
four years
 Rome,
Italy, July 18, 2004 – Brazil defended their
World League title with an amazing display of
vintage Volleyball to storm to a 3-1 (27-25,
25-19, 25-27, 25-17) victory in a wonderful
final over courageous Italy in the Palalottomatica in Rome, Italy.
More Pic: Brazil celebrate the defense
of their 2003 title
Results
Spanish
German
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Bronze for Serbia
and Montenegro in Balkan battle
 Rome, Italy,
July 18, 2004 – Olympic champions Serbia and
Montenegro started slowly but warmed up to a
hard fought straight sets win over their Balkan
neighbours Bulgaria to claim the 2004 World
League bronze medal.
More Pic: Timeout for Serbia and
Montenegro
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Rome, Italy, July 17, 2004 –
Italy and Brazil storm into final
Sp
Rome,
Italy, July 17, 2004 –
Brilliant Brazil too clinical in superb semifinal
Rome,
Italy, July 17, 2004 –
Italy book spot in final with ruthless display
Rome,
Italy, July 16, 2004 –
Italy and Brazil set early pace
Rome,
Italy, July 15, 2004 –
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