Men's Volleyball FIVB World Championship 2025

[Josh 11,798]

15 minutes ago, rybak said:

Only if they will be fully fit and the best at that time 

Of course, of course. 
 

Well, if I’m being fully honest they could be hobbling one one leg and I’d still want to see them on the roster but… 

[Adriano 626]

17 hours ago, Federer91 said:

Italia just too strong today. Romano and Bottolo were phenomenal, couldn't find a way to neutralize them for practically the whole match. Like a mentioned yesterday, our team is already a winner, nothing changes with today's result.

 

Also Aleks Nikolov deserved to be the MVP of these Championships, but we all know the procedure.. 

Romano was in great shape in the most important matches. He is so talented.  Congrats Italy.

[ChandlerMne 1,210]

Strange championships, bunch of weak teams, bunch of surprises. 

This format should be changed, so many competitors are big no-no.

Huge congrats to Italy and Bulgaria, they were on the other level.

Czechia was also great, well done. 

[copravolley 564]

5 hours ago, Adriano said:

Romano was in great shape in the most important matches. He is so talented.  Congrats Italy.

Romano at the age of 24 in 2021, was playing in Serie A2 (the current Polish first division) and was never a top junior promese, although he played for various Italian youth NT, but nothing thought, that he would make such progress in the future. Unexpectedly, de Giorgi called him up to the senior NT in 2021 for the European Championships, just after the OG in Tokio. He was a reserve under Giulio Pinali there, but he changed the results of Italy's final match against Slovenia in the 4 and 5 sets (Italy finally won 3-2). I only have doubts about him trip to Russia to Novy Urengoy: Is this the right decision? - a weak club in a weak league with no European competition. It's a strange decision for me – something similar to Elena Pietrini's transfer to Kazan two years ago.

Edited September 29, 2025 by copravolley

[phelps 8,402]

there's nothing strange, it's just a life-changing cheque at the end of every month 

ps the Russian league isn't weak at all, especially the men's

[copravolley 564]

22 minutes ago, phelps said:

there's nothing strange, it's just a life-changing cheque at the end of every month 

ps the Russian league isn't weak at all, especially the men's

To go somewhere in Siberia during the war there, they would have to pay him 2 or 3 times more than in ITA?, to even consider going there... That's what I think... Orro received, I think, $2.5 million for one season playing in Fenerbahce, but Istanbul is a nicer place to live than Novy Urengoy and the Turkish women's league is much stronger than the Russian one. A very strange decision, but it also shows that if we don't start paying more at home, there will be a problem for us. It`s a big boom on volleyball in ITA right now, so why companies/sponsors shouldn't seriously invest in it, if they don't want to invest in, for example, cycling teams in WT or football teams?

Edited September 29, 2025 by copravolley

[phelps 8,402]

32 minutes ago, copravolley said:

To go somewhere in Siberia during the war there, they would have to pay him 2 or 3 times more than in ITA?, to even consider going there... That's what I think... Orro received, I think, $2.5 million for one season playing in Fenerbahce, but Istanbul is a nicer place to live than Novy Urengoy and the Turkish women's league is much stronger than the Russian one. A very strange decision, but it also shows that if we don't start paying more at home, there will be a problem for us. It`s a big boom on volleyball in ITA right now, so why companies/sponsors shouldn't seriously invest in it, if they don't want to invest in, for example, cycling teams in WT or football teams?

hey, it's him, not me!

if he decided to go there, he knows why he did it

personally, I wouldn't go there even for all the gold in the world, but it's me...have to accept people's decisions, especially if they don't involve you, personally 

 

about investments, I already told you...Italy is a dead Country/market...there's no real return on this kind of investments

sport here is good only for some low profile money laundering

if you really have a lot of money, better hide it in an off-shore account

[copravolley 564]

4 minutes ago, phelps said:

hey, it's him, not me!

if he decided to go there, he knows why he did it

personally, I wouldn't go there even for all the gold in the world, but it's me...have to accept people's decisions, especially if they don't involve you, personally 

 

about investments, I already told you...Italy is a dead Country/market...there's no real return on this kind of investments

sport here is good only for some low profile money laundering

if you really have a lot of money, better hide it in an off-shore account

In the 1990s, things were different, although it was always private capital in our sport. Currently in volleyball in the most of leading countries is dominated by state capital: Poland, Turkey and Russia. Or we adapt and change something, or our league will continue to weaken and weaken... Certainly, what we have now won't be enough for much longer.

Edited September 29, 2025 by copravolley

[Federer91 3,080]

https://tv.bnt.bg/

 

If anyone wants to watch live the homecoming of our team. It is expected up to 20k people on the square. They crossed Sofia in an open bus and will arrive in the center any moment.

Edited September 30, 2025 by Federer91

[copravolley 564]

10 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

https://nova.bg/live

 

If anyone wants to watch live the homecoming of our team. It is expected up to 20k people on the square. They crossed Sofia in an open bus and will arrive in the center any moment.

It was similar to 2006 event or not? In 2006 it was a early December, I think.