A surreal final for Coupe de France?
The 2020 French Cup could have a surreal epilogue. Postponed from March 2020 to 26/27 September on the eve of the competition, there have been cases of Covid-19 in Paris […]
France: Toulouse-Montpellier postoponed
The first match of Round 1 of French Ligue A 2020/21, scheduled for Thursday October 1, is postponed until further notice.
Coupe de France: Final Four canceled and French federation President angry with Tours
Coupe de France in Toulouse? What a mess! Yesterday, both semifinals of the 2019/20 French volleyball Cup have been canceled due to coronavirus related problems. So the Final Four, which […]
Coupe de France in Toulouse officially cancelled
After forfait of Paris and Toulouse, and Tours’ press release, the Final Four scheduled this weekend in Toulouse is officially cancelled. Below the official press release of French Volleyball Federation.
Coupe de France: Tours refuses to play the final. Federation still silent.
With an official statement, in photo below, Tours has announced that it will not play the final of the Coupe de France, considering that the federation is unable to provide […]
Coupe De France: Forfeit of Paris, semi-finals canceled, a single match on Sunday?
Troubles with Final Four of Coupe de France, scheduled in Toulouse this weekend: Poitiers received Covid-19 test results, and all the results are negative, and those of Tours Volley Ball […]
France: Rumors confirmed – Artur Udrys new opposite of Tours!
After having canceled the contract with the Brazilian opposite Renan Buiatti, the rumors have been confirmed, and the new opposite is the Belarusian Artur Udrys. He comes from the Polish […]
France: Swan Ngapeth to Poitiers
Outside hitter Swan NโGapeth joins Poitiers to replace Roland Gergye. The brother of Earvin, who currently defended the colors of russian powerhouse Zenit Kazan, spent last season in Italy, with […]
France: No Tours for Renan Buiatti – he is not yet ready to return to the field
These are the words of brazilian opposite on his Instagram account: “Unfortunately my season in France is over. Due to several mistakes last season here in Brazil, I had to […]
France: 8 positive cases of coronavirus in Ajaccio
The French volleyball top division side Ajaccio has as many as eight players infected with the coronavirus. Less than a month to the start of the new season in France, […]
France: calendar of season 2020/21!
French volleyball federation officially revealed the probable calendar of 2020/21 season! The Ligue A men, in which 14 teams will compete, will consist of a first leg from October 3 […]
France: Tours giving up on Champions League?
Tours, the unofficial winners of the last French volleyball Championship, might withdraw from playing the 2021 CEV Champions League. According to l’Equipe and other French media, Yves Bouget, the President […]
France: now is official – Japanese outside hitter Tatsuya Fukuzawa stays in Paris
Tatsuya Fukuzawa and Paris Volley have officially signed a new contract for the season 2020/2021! โIโm happy to announce that I can continue to play and fight with Paris Volley […]
France: Nice in Ligue A, women’s championship without playoffs, and all the dates of the new season!
The Ligue National de Volleyball (LNV) has made official the composition of the 3 PRO leagues (Men Ligue A, Women Ligue A and Men Ligue B), the dates of the […]
The fight for survival fails: Rennes no longer have professional team
Now is official: there will be no more professional volleyball in Rennes. The French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) ruled that the request of the volleyball club Rennes club […]
France: a new middle-blocker for Paris
Bulgarian middle-blocker Svetoslav Gotsev is officially a new player of Paris for 2020/21 season. The 29-years old player come from Russian side Ural Ufa. For him this is second season […]
Gonzalo Quiroga increases Argentine colony in French Championship to 16 players
The 27-year-old Gonzalo Quiroga increases the Argentine colony in the next French Championship Ligue A, which now consists of 16 players (20 players counting the womenโs top division). He strengthened […]
Despite Le Rouxโs efforts, Rennes are getting closer to expulsion from French top division
Kรฉvin Le Rouxโs initiative likely wonโt help the French volleyball club Rennes to keep the status of the countryโs top division member. The Rennes takeover project, led by the one-time […]
France: Kevin Le Roux, the man who saved Rennes!
Facing great financial difficulties and being on the verge of bankrupcy, the French volleyball side Rennes gained its savior: Kรฉvin Le Roux. Long-time France National Team member decided to save […]
France: Rennes on verge of bankruptcy?
As Lโรquipe revealed, in the absence of financial resources, the French volleyball top division side Rennes will likely file for bankruptcy in the coming days. That scenario is on the […]
Transfers: daily news from Poland, France and Turkey – May 25
In Poland (complete transfers table here), Trefl Gdansk has officially said goodbye to the German outside-hitter Ruben Schott, who could go to Indykpol Olsztyn, who recently confirmed equal roles Zalinski […]
Australia National Team opposite Lincoln Williams moves to France
After American Kyle Russell’s departure, destination Korea, Cannes engaged another opposite. Lincoln Williams, the starting opposite of the Australia National Team, whose member he has been since 2012, joined French […]
Transfers: daily news from Turkey, Japan Poland, France and Italy – May 24
In Turkey, Halkbank Ankara has confirmed middle-blocker Faik Samet Gunes, while Haliliye has hired the libero Metin Durmus, from Bursa. In Japan, after playing in China and Korea, the Hungarian […]
Transfers: daily news from Poland, Russia, France and Italy – May 23
In Poland (complete transfers table here), according to local sources, the outside-hitter Artur Szalpuk will eventually play in the capital, wearing the jersey of Verva Warszawa Orlen Paliwa, and no […]
Transfers: daily news from Korea, Russia, France, Spain and Bulgaria – May 21
A big news in Korea: the Italian Roberto Santilli could become the new head coach of Korean Air Jumbos, and if the rumor is confirmed, he will be the first […]
Transfers: daily news from Poland, Turkey, France and Slovenia – May 20
In Poland (complete table here), Asseco Resovia Rzeszow has made official the arrival of Estonian outside-hitter Robert Taht from Perugia, while Aluron Virtu Zawiercie has announced the arrival of the […]
Transfers: daily news from Belgium, France, Germany and Czech Republic – May 19
In Belgium, a second Iranian was hired by Greenyard Maseeik: it is the young outside-hitter Amir Hossein Esfandiar, MVP both at the 2017 and 2019 U19 world championships. In France […]
France: Coric and Renan – the new diagonal of Tours!
The team that led the race for the title in the French Volleyball Championship at the moment of the cancelation of the season due to coronavirus pandemic, Tours, made a […]
Transfers: daily news from Turkey, Russia, France, Poland and Italy – May 18
A Confirmation in Turkey: the libero Beytullah Hatipoglu remains at Istanbul BBSK. In Russia, Ural UFA, confirmed the arrival of the opposite Maciej Muzaj, just to make official, and the […]