In that event, former FIFA World Cup winner and Brazilian star Romario won the competition playing alongside his partner Joao Luis.
[2] The Pro Footvolley Tour's initial event drew close to 5,000 spectators The excitement led to a bigger and broader sponsorship package from both the host City of Hollywood and Bud Light for 2009.
Over the next few years, more fans got to see the Pro Footvolley Tour as it went from simply a South Florida event to one with stops on both Coasts.
The exclusive relationships with RSN's brought the Tour into nearly all major markets in America, often with excellent time slots pre/post MLS Soccer Matches or MLB games, and with an enviable frequency of airings.
Organizers noticed that this play - similar excitement level of an alley-op in basketball is deeded a bit risky thus the athletes preferred to try it only when matches were sort of decided already or if that was the only option left for an attacking player to attempt.
Pro Footvolley Tour hosted an event for Soccer Without Limits 'SWOL' in which top international stars such as Jérôme Boateng, Oguchi Onyewu, amongst others competed in an attempt to raise awareness against racism in football.