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12 Facts About Footvolley

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Footvolley is a sport which combines aspects of beach volleyball and association football.

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Footvolley was created by Octavio de Moraes in 1965 in Brazil.

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Footvolley combines field rules that are based on those of beach volleyball with ball-touch rules taken from association football.

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Footvolley was created by Octavio de Moraes in 1965 in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach.

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Footvolley combines field rules that are based on those of beach volleyball with ball-touch rules taken from association football.

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6.

Footvolley was first played in Israel in 2003 when a few beach boys from Gordon Beach, Tel Aviv learned about the exciting game from two Brazilian soccer players who played for Israeli teams.

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Footvolley Australia is the first peak body responsible for footvolley in Australia.

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Footvolley Australia is working with relevant international associations, especially in the Asia and Oceania regions, to promote the growth of the game.

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In 2016, the United States Footvolley Association, held Olympic qualifiers which consisted of local and then a final national tournament.

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10.

Pro Footvolley Tour is America's professional touring series, established in March 2008.

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11.

In 2015, Pro Footvolley Tour launched the World's first footvolley purpose ball.

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US Footvolley used this ball during the 2016 US Olympic Qualifiers.

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