Posts by ROL

    We can finally put an end to this talk that Markova will become a Turkish citizen to play for Now United NT lol


    https://www.volleyball.it/2025…i-sara-anche-markova.html

    It’s not the end yet …

    It’s just a call for NT’s training camp and a friendly match. It’s not an official game.


    Technically she keeps the opportunity for the change.
    Only her participation in an official match as Russian NT member makes this case closed.


    Probably someone’s explained to her that she won’t be able to play in LA with Turkish NT due to the duration of the naturalization procedure.


    Turks say: “We’ll wait till next season”.

    Moreover they think she’ll be included in Turkish NT roster in LA28. He-he-he.


    Anyway … wait (one more year) and see … the end.

    Some NCAA teams are trying their best to get foreign players now that they can pay them whatever they want, not even under the table anymore.


    One team is giving 100k/year to a young European.


    Another team is getting someone who played in A1 last year and will be paying them (or assumedly) way more than they'd get in Italy.

    It looks like only one player will be able to get 100K in a team. Then it must be a really high level player.


    It’s going to be a strange situation: 16 players get only scholarships and the one - scholarship and 100K.


    Has NCAA canceled their prohibition for professional plyaers to admit to a program?

    Some changes in season’ schedule:

    May 15-29 @ Novogorsk (camp)

    May 23-25 @ Russia (First channel cup)

    May 29 - June 2 @ Belgrad, Serbia (friendly matches)

    (before Serbia departs to VNL Canada)

    June 10-25 @ Novogorsk (camp)

    June 26 - July 6 @ Vietnam (tournament)

    September 1-15 @ Novogorsk (camp)

    Natalya Kazka: Russia and Azerbaigian fought to naturalize her and she became Natalya Mammadova.

    Skazka


    It looks like (IMO) they, Russian and Azerbaijan, divided between themselves two players: Skazka and Tsokur (Makarova).

    Has Goncharova ever spoken about why she played for Ukraine in the juniors teams? It seems strange to me, because Ukraine had a weak team and little tradition in this sport. Was Russia not interested in her at that time and only later did that change?

    Weak? After that she and her sister moved to Dinamo Moscow. She was 17.

    It's nice that you admitted your mistake instead of ignoring certain facts:)

    That’s sarcastic admission.


    By the way were all USSR/Russia Olympic champions’ coaches “originally” Russians?

    Kleshchev - yes

    Akhvilidiani - no - Georgian

    Platonov - yes

    Karpol - no - Belorusian

    Alekno - no - Belorusian


    Only two coaches were truly Russians.
    For 60 years. Volleyball was introduced into Olympics in 1964.

    You need the athlete's original federation to accept the naturalization request.


    Markova has never played for Russia, but she is a member of their federation, as I said, they are not a poor country like Cuba and Romania that accepted a lot of money to let her go.


    Her only way without the approval of the Russian federation would be through marriage, as was the case with Aguero.

    “Acceptance” - everything’s explained in Ch.5


    Cases with Aguero, Leon, Leal etc. are a bit old. The rules of the change of the origin federation changed in 2023. Marriage isn’t the only opportunity to change for Markova.


    Informed website can’t have the information now cause it’s too early for the Application. Three years of residence for Markova will be in 2026.

    Wait and see!

    It’s a matter of choice to trust Terzic or not.
    He didn’t want to take out Markova from her new club and preparation (she started August 12). Markova’s been in US for 4 years and then one year in Turkey.
    Tolok has never played abroad before: August 5 Tolok started her practice in Italy and August 16-18 she’s already in Russia with the team.

    It’s a fact.


    Tournament in Indonesia doesn’t hinder to be included in the list at all. Voronkova’s last season might be as an example. And Indonesia Proleague is going to finish May, 12.


    In case with Markova her naturalization won’t be so difficult exactly of her status “… player has not represented the senior national team of the Federation of Origin …” (5.1)

    If VFR won’t approve this change, I’m sure they won’t, the FIVB Executive Committee have right to determine the change.


    Anyway it’s her choice. Whatever it will be.


    Being in the list means that a player might be invited in the national team this year and, in case Goncharova, Malova, Parubets, Kapustina, a club may get extra payments for these players.

    Couldn't Markova's absence be explained by her commitments to the Indonesian League?

    No. Her absence in the “list” can’t be explained by competing in Indonesia.
    Last year Voronkova played in Indonesia and she was included in the “list”.


    Moreover in last year’s list of candidates Markova was absent as well.


    Thus we could say that VFR doesn’t rely on her in future. Why? Most probably because of her desire to change Federation.