Russia
Recall that Zhigalov refused to play for the Russian national team, so he was suspended from playing in the Russian Championship. That decision raised a lot of noise in the volleyball world, while now the officials of the Russian Volleyball Federation made another decision that will certainly cause various comments.
“In case some Russian player refuses to play for the national team, he will be considered as a foreign player in the Russian Championship. Therefore, he will have a lot of problems if his club already has two foreign players in the roster,” said Sergey Shlyapnikov, head coach of Russia men’s national team..
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