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:ITA Julio Velasco has been confirmed as the head coach of the women's Italian National Team until the 2028 Olympic Games

 

meanwhile, :USA Karch Kiraly has switched position and now he's the new head coach of the US men's National Team (always looking forward to the 2028 Olympics in LA)

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Apparently, there’s been discussion on a trade involving :CAN Kiera Van Ryk and :ITA Paola Egonu, that would send Egonu back to Vakifbank and Van Ryk to Milano :yikes:

 

Personally I hope nothing goes through for my sake at least… Turkish League matches are free on YouTube while the Italian League is PPV on VBTV. My beach pass doesn’t cover it, and I’d rather eat shit then give them any more of my money :p

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6 hours ago, Josh said:

Apparently, there’s been discussion on a trade involving :CAN Kiera Van Ryk and :ITA Paola Egonu, that would send Egonu back to Vakifbank and Van Ryk to Milano :yikes:

 

Personally I hope nothing goes through for my sake at least… Turkish League matches are free on YouTube while the Italian League is PPV on VBTV. My beach pass doesn’t cover it, and I’d rather eat shit then give them any more of my money :p

those are only rumors based on a Turkish journalist's tweet

 

I think Egonu will never go back to Turkey

 

if she wants to leave Milan, she might end up in a blockbuster trade with Scandicci, exchanging her for Antropova, but no chance she leaves Italy once again

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