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CEV EuroVolley 2019, Ljubljana - FOTO © CEV

Slovenia advanced to EuroVolley quarterfinals

CEV EuroVolley 2019 Men co-hosts Slovenia emerged victorious in their eighthfinal match against Bulgaria. Cheered on by an enthusiastic home crowd of nearly 8.400 spectators in Stozice Arena, head coach Alberto Giuliani’s squad came back from one set down to claim a historic 3-1 (25-27, 25-17, 25-16, 25-17) win. Slovenia had never beaten Bulgaria in […]

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EuroVolley: MEVZA members Slovenia and Czech Republic advance to round of 16

CEV EuroVolley 2019 Men co-hosts Slovenia, cheered on by 10,731 passionate fans in Stozice Arena, suffered a 0-3 (21-25, 21-25, 21-25) loss against the still unbeaten defending champions of Russia in the last round of Pool play. Regardless of the result, head coach Alberto Giuliani’s squad finished second in Group C and will face Bulgaria

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MEVZA League teams prepare for upcoming season in several tournament

While Europe’s best men’s national teams are aiming for glory in the exciting CEV EuroVolley 2019, the participants in the upcoming MEVZA League season are continuing their preparations. Past weekend, 2019 men’s runners-up SK Zadruga Aich/Dob and Mladost Ribola Kaštela from Croatia attended a tournament held in Kranj. Austria’s dominant squad in recent years reached

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EuroVolley: Slovenia and Slovakia in the winning ways – almost eight thousand spectators in Ljubljana

An impressive crowd of almost eight thousand spectators in Ljubljana’s Stožice Arena saw CEV EuroVolley 2019 Men co-hosts Slovenia celebrating a 3-1 (25-18, 26-24, 24-26, 25-15) win against Finland on Saturday evening. Tine Urnaut was very efficient in attack and scored a match total of 21 points. “I think we have never played in front

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MEVZA members Slovenia, Slovakia, Austria and Czech Republic are starting their EuroVolley campaigns

The CEV EuroVolley 2019 Men opening match took place on Thursday in Ljubljana. Title-holders Russia cruised to a comfortable 3-1 (25-13, 23-25, 25-17, 25-15) victory over 2019 European Golden League winners Turkey. Russia are obviously the pre-favourites in Pool C, but in the final match of the day MEVZA member and first-time hosts Slovenia underlined

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