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@Kk15: if you had read the discussion about Berruto's List for WC, you'd have noticed that I had already posted this info about Bari's injury ;-)

@proud: yes my friend, at least one of our NT will be there ;-)

@proud: thank you a lot :-) and, please, pay special attention and care for my boys!! ;-P
Oh...proud, so you're a girl like me??! Cool ;-) I thought you were a man ahahah :-D

If some people have this opinion, this is the best opportunity for him to show them how wrong they are!! Forza Michal: I'm rooting for you ;-)

As Kk15 wrote, we've got a problem here in Italy: if you don't pay you can't see the WC ? That's not fair!!
Kk15, I don't have Sky either, so I hope I'll find a streaming to watch something: engagements and timetable permitting ? Otherwise, I'm sure our friend raylight will record all the matches and then upload them here ? Am I right raylight?? We can count on you man, can't we?? ? ?

Roninho: you gave "the best of you" in doing this movie :D There's also my favourite at 00:31 ;) And Foo Fighters as soundtrack is stunning ;D

@casamodena: that's the idea I suggested in one of my previous comment: 3 spikers on court with one of them (Sava or Zizzo) playing as a false/fake opposite ?

I've just read that during a training session Bari had a problem with his shoulder (injury?) caused by an accidental clash with Parodi; Maruotti has been called to join the team in case Baretto's injury is serious.

And, last but not least ?, Azzurre got the pass to London!!! They won 3-2 over Germany this morning ? E VAIIIIIIIIIII ?

As regards Fei's return in NT. It seems pretty official now that Berruto's main idea is that of using Fox as a MB (or maybe as a sort of universal or semi-universal player). As I wrote elsewhere I didn't watch Italian All Star Game but I read that Fox played that role along with Mastro in the 5th set: after 8 years he returned to his original spot.

Yes Rachel you're right again :D And more than this I like the fact that we can appreciate volleyball in general, no matter who's playing. I mean, I obviously support Italy but, in spite of that, I can enjoy a match played by Brasil and Poland (it's just an example) and be completely involved in the game as if I were a brazilian or polish fan, when the level is so high. I'm not sure such a thing could happen with other sports! In soccer usually doesn't! :)

I admit that I had never followed the Polish League previously. I started watching something about Sovia last year ('cause Baranowicz played there), but I'm watching more seriously PlusLiga now and, I must be honest, I didn't expect it could be such a spectacular competition. I've seen almost all the teams playing so far, and the level of the matches, and the quality of the players as well as the volleyball played is great. I really like it very much!!

@Rafaela: Você está certa! O voleibol merece mais de proeminência (não sei se ele diz isso em Português)! No entanto, não se preocupe se você não pode escrever bem em inglês: meu português é pior do que o seu inglês! Rafaela, si entiendes un poco de Espanol podemos escribir en este idioma; no digo que lo hablo como el Inglés pero, por supuesto, es mejor que mi portugués :D

Raylight, do you think you'll be able to do a hocus-pocus, finding somewhere in the web the Italian All Star Game and posting it here? :D

@proud: 1st. I'm 1,75 (don't think I'm a dwarf :D) 2nd. I'm already engaged 3rd. I didn't say I want to marry him, I just said he's good-looking So, my friend, don't worry...you run no risk with me :)

@Rafaela: O voleibol muitas vezes mostra jogos bonitos. Para isso é meu esporte favorito. O vídeo é bonito. Sorry for my bad portugues ;)

@Buziak_PL: I hope your prediction won't bring our NT bad luck ? I still haven''t got an idea of what might happen in this WC. I only hope our guys will be able to do as well as the girls are currently doing in the Women WC ?

Guys...you're all obsessed by this player :D Anyway, the video is great: and I also like the music this time...so, NightFox, 5 stars are well deserved :) Oh, incidentally, I'll never get bored of seeing this fantastic player and handsome guy :D

@camnow: thanks!
Btw, the girls repeated themselves today as well: another 3-0 over Serbia (current women European Champion)!! Now the Azzurre are leading WC table!! We need only 3 more points to get the pass to the Olympic Games ? Not an impossible thing to do, since we still have to play vs Kenya ? My only regret is that the girls weren't able to perform as they're doing now during the ECH: if they only had played ECH the way they're currently playing...maybe (and I underline the word "maybe") they could have won their third ECH title in a row ? Well, it doesn't matter!! What counts now is getting the ticket to London as soon as possible ? I hope our guys wil be able to do that also!!

@proud: very kind of you, I appreciate that :D

@proud: you heard it was a boring match, I was told it was spectacular...points of view, I guess :) That's why I'd like to see it with my own eyes :D