Archived news from 2006
BVA GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN SKOPJE
20.12.2006: Balkan Volleyball Association (BVA)
Luxembourg/Skopje, December 20, 2006. The 2006 General Assembly of the Balkan Volleyball Association (BVA) was held on Saturday, 16 December in Skopje, the former Yugoslavian Republic ...
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SEVEN EUROPEAN TEAMS AMONGST TOP TEN OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!
05.12.2006: FIVB World Championships 2006 in Japan
Luxembourg, December 5, 2006. Whilst the national men’s teams from Poland and Bulgaria returned home with medals, Serbia Montenegro, Italy, France, Russia and Germany finished amongst ...
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FIRST COMPETITION FOR KIDS VOLLEY
27.11.2006: Swedish Volleyball Federation
Luxembourg/Solna, Sweden, November 27, 2006. Since the introduction of the ‘Kids Volley’ concept throughout clubs in the whole of Sweden at the beginning of this year, the premiere ...
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EIGHT EUROPEAN TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR SECOND ROUND
22.11.2006: FIVB World Championships 2006 in Japan
Fukuoka/Nagano/Saitama/Sendai, Japan, November 22, 2006. Greece is the only European team which hasn’t qualified for the second round of the FIVB Men’s World Championship in Japan following ...
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SURPRISE GERMANY BAG WIN OVER FRANCE
21.11.2006: FIVB World Championships 2006 in Japan
Fukuoka/Nagano/Saitama/Sendai, Japan, November 21, 2006. Bulgaria, Germany, Poland and Serbia Montenegro are the four European teams to remain undefeated after four matches played in ...
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WOMEN’S BRONZE MEDALLISTS WELCOMED BY 10’000 FANS IN BELGRADE
21.11.2006: FIVB World Championships 2006 in Japan
Belgrade/Luxembourg, November 21, 2006. The Women's Senior National Team of Serbia Montenegro arrived home from their successful performance in the World Championships in Japan to a ...
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FRANCE SHOCK CHAMPIONS BRAZIL
19.11.2006: FIVB World Championships 2006 in Japan
Fukuoka/Nagano/Saitama/Sendai, Japan, November 19, 2006. France took revenge for this year’s World League final defeat by beating defending World Champions Brazil in the first round ...
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BULGARIA BEAT EUROPEAN CHAMPION ITALY
17.11.2006: FIVB World Championships 2006 in Japan
Tokyo, Japan, November 17, 2006. In the all-European encounter between 2003 and 2005 European Champion Italy and world no.18 Bulgaria in Pool C of the first round of the Men’s World ...
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RUSSIAN WOMEN ARE WORLD CHAMPION!
16.11.2006: FIVB World Championships 2006 in Japan
Osaka, Japan, November 16, 2006. Russia won the Women’s World Championship 2006 in Japan coming back from trailing 12-13 in the tiebreak set to finally beat Brazil 3:2 (15-25, 25-23, ...
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RUSSIA AND BRAZIL IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
15.11.2006: FIVB World Championships 2006 in Japan
Osaka, Japan, November 15, 2006. Russia and Brazil are the finalists of the 2006 Women’s World Championship 2006. Whilst Russia beat defending world champion Italy in straight sets, ...
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RUSSIAN COACH CAPRARA’S WORK STILL UNFINISHED
14.11.2006: FIVB World Championships 2006 in Japan
Osaka, Japan, November 13, 2006. Russian coach Giovanni Caprara is not afraid to tell people exactly where his team stands in the world. While his rival Ze Roberto thinks Russia is ...
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RUSSIA, ITALY AND SERBIA MONTENEGRO IN WORLD SEMI-FINALS
13.11.2006: FIVB World Championships 2006 in Japan
Nagoya/Osaka, Japan, November 12, 2006. After a tense match against Brazil in Pool F of the second round, Russia experienced their first defeat in the Women’s World Championship, whilst ...
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SECOND ROUND DECIDES ON SEMI-FINAL TEAMS
07.11.2006: FIVB World Championships 2006 in Japan
Nagoya/Osaka, Japan, November 7, 2006. The next four matches for each team in the second round of the Women’s World Championship in Tokyo will be vital, deciding on which two teams ...
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ALL EIGHT EUROPEAN TEAMS REACH SECOND ROUND OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
06.11.2006: FIVB World Championships 2006 in Japan
Kobe/Nagoya/Sapporo/Tokyo, Japan, November 6, 2006. Poland, Russia, Germany, Azerbaijan, the Netherlands, Serbia Montenegro, Italy and Turkey have all qualified for the second round ...
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SERBIA MONTENEGRO SURPRISE ON SECOND DAY OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
02.11.2006: FIVB World Championships 2006 in Japan
Kobe/Nagoya/Sapporo/Tokyo, Japan, November 1, 2006. In second day’s action at the 2006 FIVB Women’s World Championships, two of the lowest-ranked teams among the 24 participants caused ...
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NETHERLANDS LOSES TO BRAZIL
02.11.2006: FIVB World Championships 2006 in Japan
Kobe/Nagoya/Sapporo/Tokyo, Japan, November 3, 2006. In day three of Pool C of the Women's World Championship, the Netherlands had to surrender to Brazil 9-15 in the tiebreak set, currently ...
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BERLIN SECURES TOP INTERNATIONAL BEACH EVENTS
28.09.2006: German Volleyball Federation
Luxembourg/Berlin/Zurich, September 27, 2006. The German Volleyball Federation (DVV) and Global Sports Marketing (GSM) have announced the Cooperation for the Organisation and Marketing ...
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ITALY TO HOST WORLD LEAGUE FINALS
22.09.2006: FIVB World League 2007
Luxembourg/Lausanne, September 20, 2006. The FIVB is pleased to announce details of the prestigious men’s World League competition for 2007, with the Final Rounds to be staged in Rome, ...
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION WHITE PAPER PROJECT
20.09.2006: European team sport federations
Luxembourg, September 21, 2006. The European team sport federations met yesterday in Brussels to discuss important matters related to the future of European sport, issuing the following ...
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ROMANIA SURPRISINGLY WINS BOYS’ YOUTH BALKAN CHAMPIONSHIP
09.09.2006: Balkan Volleyball Association
Thessaloniki, Greece, September 9, 2006. The Romanian boys wrote history in Naousa (GRE) when they won the gold medal of the Youth Men’s Balkan Championships for the first time following ...
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FRANCE LOSES OUT TO BRAZIL
28.08.2006: FIVB World League 2006
Luxembourg/Moscow, August 27, 2006. Reaching the World League final for the first time in French history, after having beat Bulgaria 3:0 in the semi-final, Philippe Blain’s team had ...
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TURKEY WINS BALKAN YOUTH GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP
01.08.2006: Balkan Volleyball Association
Luxembourg/Kocaeli, July 31, 2006. Turkey won the 2006 edition of the Youth Girls’ Balkan Championships in Kocaeli (TUR), capturing their second gold medal after the one in 2004.
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LET'S GO... FOR HALF A MILLION TICKETS!
12.07.2006: FIVB World Championships in Japan
Tokyo, July 10, 2006. "So-re!" For anyone who has played or watched top-class international volleyball in Japan, the word "So-re!" will be very familiar - the home fans shout it enthusiastically ...
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BEST EUROPEAN PLAYERS HONOURED IN VIENNA
26.06.2006: European Volleyball Gala 2006
Luxembourg, June 26, 2006. During the European Volleyball Gala in Vienna, where the drawing of lots for the seventh edition of the Indesit European Champions’ League 2006/07 took place, ...
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BIG SUCCESS FOR BELGIUM
26.06.2006: Belgian Volleyball Federation
Luxembourg/Lausanne, June 26, 2006. After waiting for over 20 years, the Royal Belgian Volleyball Federation is delighted that all its national teams have qualified for their respective ...
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HISTORIC DAY FOR VOLLEYBALL IN THE BALKANS
26.06.2006: Serbia and Montenegro
Luxembourg/Lausanne, June 22, 2006. Today saw the signature of a historical agreement to an amicable separation of the Serbia and Montenegro Volleyball Federation into the Volleyball ...
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GERMANS BRINK/DIECKMANN CLAIM ESPINHO OPEN
19.06.2006: SWATCH-FIVB World Tour 2006
Luxembourg/Lausanne/Espinho, June 19, 2006. With the help of ‘SWATCH most outstanding player’ Christoph Dieckmann, Julius Brink won his second-straight Volkswagen Open de Portugal gold ...
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DOUBLE COUP
19.06.2006: NESTEA European Championship Tour 2006
Luxembourg/Moscow, June 19, 2006. Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau (GER) and Markus Egger/Martin Laciga (SUI) have claimed the Russian Masters of the NESTEA European Championship Tour 2006, ...
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IMPORTANT VOLLEYBALL NEWS FROM SERBIA MONTENEGRO
16.06.2006: International Volleyball Federation
Lausanne/Luxembourg, June 15, 2006. Following Montenegro’s official declaration of independence, the FIVB has acted swiftly to secure the status quo regarding the participation of the ...
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SWISS HEUSCHER/KOBEL DEFEAT WORLD AND OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS
12.06.2006: SWATCH-FIVB World Tour 2006
Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy, June 12, 2006. Swiss Patrick Heuscher and Stefan Kobel reached the top of the World Tour podium after defeating the reigning World and Olympic champions ...
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UEFA MEETS EUROPEAN TEAM SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS
06.06.2006: CEV attend meeting in Nyon (SUI)
Luxembourg/Nyon, June 6, 2006. On Wednesday, 31st May 2006 Senior UEFA officials have met with representatives of several other sports in Nyon to discuss the recently published Independent ...
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GERMAN BEACH VOLLEYBALLERS SHINE AT HOME
06.06.2006: NESTEA European Championship Tour 2006
Luxembourg/Hamburg, June 6, 2006. At the German Masters of the NESTEA European Championship Tour, which took place in Hamburg from 31st May to 3rd June 2006, the men’s as well as the ...
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A LOCATION WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS
01.06.2006: NESTEA European Championship Tour 2006
Luxembourg/Hamburg, June 1, 2006. Okka Rau’s message was loud and clear: “We have never yet lost a final in Hamburg which is not meant to change.” At the side of her partner Stephanie ...
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BRINK/DIECKMANN CLAIM BRONZE IN CHINA
29.05.2006: SWATCH-FIVB World Tour 2006
Shanghai, China, May 27, 2006. Following a bronze medal in the NESTEA European Championship Tour 2006 Turkish Masters two weeks ago Germans Julius Brink and Christoph Dieckmann seized ...
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VON MOLTKE CELEBRATES 70th BIRTHDAY
24.05.2006: German Volleyball Federation
Frankfurt am Main/Luxembourg, May 24, 2006. The President of the German Volleyball Federation Mr. Werner von Moltke has reached 70 years of age today.
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NORWEGIANS KJEMPERUD/SKARLUND UPSET WORLD CHAMPIONS
24.05.2006: SWATCH-FIVB World Tour 2006
Shanghai, China, May 24, 2006. Norwegians Jorre Kjemperud and Tarjei Skarlund upset the second-seeded and reigning World Champions Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes from Brazil during the ...
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EUROPEAN VOLLEYBALL REFEREES SEMINAR IN BRNO
09.05.2006: European Refereeing Seminar in Brno (CZE)
Luxembourg, May 9, 2006. From 4th to 7th May 2006 a total of 55 people from 37 different countries participated at the European Volleyball Referees Seminar in Brno (CZE).
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EUROPEAN SPORTS ORGANISING COMMISSION MEET IN GUADALAJARA
09.05.2006: European Sports Organising Commission
Luxembourg, May 9, 2006. Last Saturday, 6th May 2006 the European Sports Organising Commission of the CEV met in Guadalajara, 50 kilometers to the North-East of Madrid (ESP), in order ...
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SWAPPING PARTNERS IS THE NAME OF THE GAME
03.05.2006: NESTEA European Championship Tour 2006
Luxembourg/Zurich, April 27, 2006. Beach Volleyball players need to be flexible - a trait necessary for the athletes, but also for the spectators. With every new season staging new ...
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FIVB 2006 WORLD GRAND PRIX COMPETITION SCHEDULE
03.05.2006: FIVB World Grand Prix 2006
Luxembourg/Lausanne, April 25, 2006. Every year, the FIVB World Grand Prix brings emotion and suspense, coupled with the unique beauty of women’s Volleyball. As one of the FIVB’s most ...
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VOLLEYBALL FOR PEACE
24.04.2006: Italian Volleyball Federation and Georgian Volleyball Federation
Luxembourg/Lausanne, April 24, 2006. This month the FIVB welcomes two worthwhile initiatives in which volleyball is being used to bridge communities. On the one hand, the Centro Sportivo ...
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“MY HEART BEATS FOR BEACH VOLLEYBALL”
19.04.2006: NESTEA European Championship Tour 2006
Luxembourg/Zurich, April 19, 2006. Norwegian Vegard Hoidalen has asserted himself for the longest period of time as a professional in the European Beach Volleyball scene. The 34-year-old ...
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GIOVANNI GUIDETTI WILL COACH GERMAN WOMEN’S TEAM
18.04.2006: German Volleyball Federation
Luxembourg, April 18, 2006. Following the resignation of South Korean Hee Wan Lee, who has coached the German national senior women’s team around captain Angelina Grün since 1999, the ...
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TERPSTRA BECOMES PATRON OF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
13.04.2006: NESTEA European Championship Tour 2006
Luxembourg/Zurich, April 12, 2006. The President of the Dutch National Olympic Committee Erica Terpstra has become the patron of the NESTEA European Championship Final which will be ...
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HIGH LEVEL OF INTEREST IN NESTEA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR
11.04.2006: NESTEA European Championship Tour 2006
Luxembourg/Zurich, April 4, 2006. As Marketing Manager for NESTEA Europe Peter Hatzfeld has close ties to the marketing of the European tournament series in Beach Volleyball. He comments ...
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STRONG NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION AND COMMISSION POSITIONS
11.04.2006: International Volleyball Federation
Lausanne, Switzerland, April 6, 2006. Following the deadline of 30th March 2006 for the submission of candidatures for the FIVB Board of Administration and the FIVB Commissions, the ...
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THE MEN’S IECL FINAL FOUR MAY BEGIN
22.03.2006: Men's Indesit European Champions' League 2005/06
Rome, Italy, March 20, 2006. On Monday, 20th March 2006 the introductory press conference for the men’s Final Four of the Champions’ League took place in Campidoglio in Rome (ITA). ...
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GERMAN MASTERS ESTABLISHED IN HAMBURG FOR COMING FOUR YEARS
22.03.2006: NESTEA European Championship Tour 2006
Luxembourg/Zurich/Hamburg, March 22, 2006. Hamburg will be the city to organise the German Masters of the NESTEA European Championship Tour for the next four years.
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CANNES WELCOMES CEV
18.03.2006: Women's Indesit European Champions' League 2005/06
Cannes, France, March 18, 2006. Preceding the Final Four of the women’s Indesit European Champions’ League, the CEV received a warm welcome in the city’s town hall by Mr. Bernard Brochand, ...
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AUSTRIA AND SLOVAKIA DOMINATE FINAL FOURS
16.03.2006: Middle European Volleyball Zonal Association
Vienna, Austria, March 16, 2006. The Middle European League 2005/06 finished with the Final Four tournaments of the men in Vienna (AUT) and the women in Nova Gorica (SLO).
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NEW DIMENSIONS IN EUROPEAN BEACH VOLLEYBALL
15.03.2006: NESTEA European Championship Tour 2006
Luxemburg/Zurich, March 15, 2006. Vassiliki Karadassiou thinks about this year’s NESTEA European Championship Tour with a mixture of anticipation and respect for the upcoming challenge: ...
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PRESIDENT RUBEN ACOSTA ACQUITTED OF ALL CHARGES
15.03.2006: International Volleyball Federation
Luxembourg/Lausanne, March 15, 2006. The President of the International Volleyball Federation (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, FIVB), Rubén Acosta H., has never falsified the ...
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WILL DEFENDING CHAMPION TOURS VB MANAGE TO COMEBACK?
07.03.2006: Men's Indesit European Champions' League 2005/06
Tours, France, March 7, 2006. Following Dinamo MOSCOW’s 3:0-victory last week, it seems to be very difficult for TOURS VB to reach their third Final Four in order to defend their ...
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PAIN AND SUFFERING PAID OFF
28.02.2006: Best Players 2005
Luxembourg/Zurich, February 28, 2006. It was the perfect ending to a perfect season and also the start of a new challenge. Vassiliki Karadassiou (GRE) and Pablo Herrera (ESP) were nominated ...
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QUERO AND ROQUE RECEIVE IECL AWARDS
24.02.2006: Men's Indesit European Champions' League 2005/06
Düren, Germany, February 24, 2006. Evivo DÜREN’s Heriberto Quero and Luiz Roque Carvalho received their Indesit European Champions’ League 2005/06 League Round awards for ‘Best Scorer’, ...
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PERUGIA READY FOR RETURN MATCH
20.02.2006: Women's Indesit European Champions' League 2005/06
Perugia, Italy, February 20, 2006. The countdown for the return match of the Indesit European Champions’ League quarter-final has started. Italian champion Pallavolo Sirio PERUGIA will ...
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EKATERINBURG TO CHALLENGE PERUGIA
13.02.2006: Women's Indesit European Champions' League 2005/06
Ekaterinburg, Russia, February 13, 2006. In the first playoff match of the Indesit European Champions’ League 2005/06 Uralochka NTMK EKATERINBURG will face Italian Pallavolo Sirio PERUGIA. ...
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ORTEC ROTTERDAM NESSELANDE IN NEED OF A MIRACLE
13.02.2006: Men's Indesit European Champions' League 2005/06
Rotterdam, Netherlands, February 13, 2006. For the second match of the playoff stage in the men's Indesit European Champions League, Dinamo MOSCOW will pay a visit to Rotterdam (NED). ...
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KIDS VOLLEY POPULAR IN SWEDEN AND DENMARK
09.02.2006: Swedish Volleyball Federation
Luxembourg/Solna, February 9, 2006. “Catch, Set and Throw”: ‘Kids Volley’ is a big success in Sweden and Denmark.
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SUCCESS FOR GERMANY’S BEACH VOLLEYBALL TEAMS AT THE BEACH NATIONS CUP
09.02.2006: Beach Nations Cup 2006
Luxembourg/Berlin, February 5, 2006. The German men’s squad overcame Spain 2:1, whilst the women beat the Netherlands 3:0.
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KNACK RANDSTAD ROESELARE WELCOME RULING EUROPEAN CHAMPION VB TOURS
07.02.2006: Men's Indesit European Champions' League 2005/06
Roeselare, Belgium, February 7, 2006. Knack Randstad ROESELARE are preparing for the defending champion VB TOURS in the first playoff round of the Indesit European Champions’ League. ...
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FIVB-WADA OUT-OF-COMPETITION TESTING CONTRACT ENTERS INTO FORCE
27.01.2006: International Volleyball Federation
Luxembourg/Lausanne, January 26, 2006. The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) is pleased to announce a major step forward in its promotion of Volleyball and Beach Volleyball ...
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BEACH VOLLEYBALL GOES DAVIS CUP
17.01.2006: Beach Nations Cup 2006
Luxembourg/Berlin/Zurich, January 18, 2006. The second edition of the Beach Nations Cup Final organised by the German Volleyball Federation will take place from 3rd to 5th February ...
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ECZACIBASI WILL BE PUSHING THEIR LUCK
09.01.2006: Women's Indesit European Champions' League 2005/06
Istanbul, Turkey, January 9, 2006. In their ninth match of the Indesit European Champions’ League, Eczacibasi will meet the strong Italian side of Foppapedretti BERGAMO. The match ...
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VIENNA NEED A WIN AGAINST DÜREN
09.01.2006: Men's Indesit European Champions' League 2005/06
Vienna, Austria, January 9, 2006. The stakes are high for the team of the aon hotVolleys VIENNA in the upcoming encounter against Germany’s evivo DÜREN, which will take place on Wednesday ...
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