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FIVB allows alternative to bikinis

29 March 2012

Volleyball's world body, the FIVB, has changed the rules for beach volley uniforms, offering alternatives to the bikini in order to appeal more to players with other religious or cultural requirements.  After a three...[more]




Gun threat and desperation as police try to take over Mario Goijman’s home

17 March 2012

The Argentinean whistleblower must leave his house for good on Monday. Play the Game launches an appeal to FIVB and international sport to accept mediation.[more]




From terrible to tragic: The situation of sports corruption fighter Mario Goijman

02 December 2011

The man who stood up and asked the homeless questions in world volleyball is soon to become homeless himself: Next week Mario Goijman will be forced to leave his house as a consequence of his fight against corruption.[more]




FIVB President seeks to limit his own power

16 September 2010

The quest for “more responsibility and less power” is what the President of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) hopes will mark his presidency, he says in an interview with Around the Rings.[more]




FIVB reimburses corruption crusader for part of legal costs

05 March 2010

Goijman agrees deal with FIVB for partial reimbursement of legal costs incurred in the course of his struggle against corruption in international volleyball[more]




Goijman detained at airport

11 June 2009

One of Play the Game’s most eagerly anticipated speakers , Mario Goijman, has been prevented from leaving his native Argentina to attend this week’s conference.[more]




Ethical volleyball federation has problems following its own standards

02 June 2009

In 2006, the World Volleyball and Beach Volleyball Federation (WVBF) was founded in Copenhagen as an ethical alternative to a corrupt and undemocratic regime in the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB). However, despite a...[more]




Beach volley partnership collapsed in total acrimony

02 June 2009

Co-operating with the ethical World Volleyball and Beach Volleyball Federation (WVBF) turned out to be a very bad idea for the founder and president of the beach volleyball organisation ProSeries, Emanuele Monduzzi. Only 18...[more]




FIVB president promises democratic future to volleyball federations

26 May 2009

The International Volleyball Federation, FIVB, is preparing to step out of the shadow of its former president Ruben Acosta. In a remarkable statement published on the FIVB website, president Jizhong Wei promises to make good...[more]




FIVB stops practice that has enriched former president Acosta

21 April 2009

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) is getting ready to shut down a very lucrative financial arrangement that has benefited its former president and current honorary president, Ruben Acosta, for years. FIVB leaders...[more]




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