Footvolley
Footvolley (Portuguese: Futevôlei [futʃiˈvolej] in Brazil, Futevólei [ˌfutɨˈvɔlɐj] in Portugal) (first known as pevoley) is a sport that combines aspects of beach volleyball and association football.
Footvolley started in Rio de Janeiro, according to one player because football was banned on the beach, but volleyball courts were open.
Due to the skill level of the footvolley athletes (nearly all were professional football players), the ball would rarely drop.
[6] In recent years, professional football players have taken up footvolley in both promotional events and celebrity matches.
Since the sport's inception in Brazil, footvolley has spread and gained popularity internationally, including in the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania.
Major events have been held at many beach cities in countries around the world, including Spain, Portugal, Israel, Greece, United Arab Emirates, France, the Netherlands, Aruba, Thailand,[8] South Africa,[9] Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, and Iran.
[citation needed] Brasília (the capital of Brazil) has produced players like Eduardo Papel, Gabriel, Xeleleu, Jansen de Oliveira, Ramiro, Betola, Edinho, Hugão, and Luisinho who are still today in activity and besides their admired carriers, they also taught other popular young players, including Belo, Marcelinho, Mário, Café, Diego and Lana (in female and unisex footvolley).
In April 1997, the England Team accompanied football legends John Barnes and Niall Quinn to a tournament in Pattaya, Thailand organized by the Thai Footvolley Federation.
Dirceu and Luigi were champions at both events, maintaining their unbeaten record and David and Gary, the England Footvolley Team No.
In 2009 Corona FootVolley European Tour was established by inviting teams from Europe to play in Israel.
Footvolley Australia is working with relevant international associations, especially in the Asia and Oceania regions, to promote the growth of the game.
Local promoters organized the 2002 Impulse Energy drink South Beach Footvolley Tournament which was won by Adrian Boente.
The 4th US Footvolley National Championships occurred in August 2008, once again, on Miami Beach with Miguel Habib and Eduardo Fiuza beating Adrian Boente and Junior Pereira in the final.
In both, 2011 and 2012, Lucas Roque and Karl Meneghisso were considered National Champions for finishing the Tour with the highest point totals.
Karl Meneghisso and Wellington Corea beat Fernando Plentz & William Lobato to win the Title.
With the Pro Footvolley Tour, up and running again in 2019, the National Champions were determined from a series of 3 events held on Hollywood Beach, FL.
Once again, Luke 'The Rock' Roque and Karl Meneghisso were superior to the rest of all US-based athletes in winning all three stages and becoming the 2019 National Champions.
In 2016, the United States Footvolley Association, held Olympic qualifiers which consisted of local and then a final national tournament.
Sergio Menezes and Lucas Roque (the South Florida winners) faced Akad Kader and Alex Freire (both of Los Angeles, CA) in the final in Seaside, OR.
Menezes and Roque won the match and were given the chance to represent the United States at the 2016 Rio Footvolley Exhibition Tournament.
The game is featured in 2018 Idol Star Athletics Bowling Archery Rhythmic Gymnastics Foot Volleyball Championships during Chuseok, the rules are 4 on 4, from a team of six, the third set is still at 15 points.
