Men's Volleyball FIVB World Championship 2025

[copravolley 643]

1 hour ago, George_D said:

 

1996 Olympic men's  volleyball final was the greatest in history

2012: Rus-Bra? Muserski was doping in that time, so I don't know why Brazil didn't get the gold medal after all these years? Does anyone know anything?

[copravolley 643]

58 minutes ago, hckošice said:

Sure, he is. He not really like volleyball but yeah, he is quite happy for his czech brothers 

Why do you prefer hockey to volleyball? For me hockey it`s OK, but the hockey puck is hard to see in tv. Do you think that if Slovakia were a football powerhouse, it would be more popular there than ice hockey?

[George_D 1,640]

4 minutes ago, copravolley said:

2012: Rus-Bra? Muserski was doping in that time, so I don't know why Brazil didn't get the gold medal after all these years? Does anyone know anything?

i am nostalgic of the past  in all sports so thats why i think 1996 was the greatest

[phelps 8,728]

15 minutes ago, copravolley said:

Why do you prefer hockey to volleyball? For me hockey it`s OK, but the hockey puck is hard to see in tv. Do you think that if Slovakia were a football powerhouse, it would be more popular there than ice hockey?

because hockey is the best sport in the world!

soccer is sooo boring 99% of the times

[copravolley 643]

11 minutes ago, phelps said:

because hockey is the best sport in the world!

soccer is sooo boring 99% of the times

Hockey, in my opinion, is too elitist to be a mass sport: you need a ice rink, equipment, a stick, a puck, etc. The Southern Hemisphere (Africa, Souyh America, Australia) has no interest in this sport at all, unlike football or even tennis. In theory, more countries seriously play volleyball than ice hockey? Does anyone know the statistics on this?

Edited September 25, 2025 by copravolley

[Josh 13,526]

7 minutes ago, phelps said:

because hockey is the best sport in the world!

soccer is sooo boring 99% of the times

My thoughts exactly 

 

The physicality, the hits, the fights, the speed of the game, I love everything about it. 

[copravolley 643]

1 minute ago, Josh said:

My thoughts exactly 

 

The physicality, the hits, the fights, the speed of the game, I love everything about it. 

Ok, but for example, ask someone from Brazil what they know about hockey... The same goes for Iran, Egypt, Argentina etc., and everyone knows football...

[hoversaBR 872]

36 minutes ago, copravolley said:

2012: Rus-Bra? Muserski was doping in that time, so I don't know why Brazil didn't get the gold medal after all these years? Does anyone know anything?

Because it wasn't the London 2012 tests that condemned them, but the 2013 Russian League tests. From what I understood, that was it.

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2 minutes ago, Josh said:

My thoughts exactly 

 

The physicality, the hits, the fights, the speed of the game, I love everything about it. 

me, too

moreover, it's one of the few sports that is best viewed at the arena than on tv (ok, I'm talking of the small/mid-sized European arenas, I fear that being in the cheaper seats in the big North American arenas the view and the chance to hear the sounds of the game are not so comfortable)

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7 minutes ago, copravolley said:

Hockey, in my opinion, is too elitist to be a mass sport: you need a ice rink, equipment, a stick, a puck, etc. The Southern Hemisphere (Africa, Souyh America, Australia) has no interest in this sport at all, unlike football or even tennis. In theory, more countries seriously play volleyball than ice hockey? Does anyone know the statistics on this?

tbh, who cares if it's elitist or not?

 

I love the show and it doesn't matter if the game is played at the highest level only in a few Countries

 

same for baseball...I love the game for what it is and I'm perfectly ok with the fact that there are only 4/5 leagues in the world that's worth watching

 

obviously there are many more places where volleyball, basketball and other sports are played professionally than hockey, but, again, this is not a good reason for me to prefer the mainstream action rather than niche's