Taylor Sander will star in the World League final six to take place in Rio de Janeiro from Wednesday. The Verona spiker will try to help the USA defend the title won last year in Florence. In 2014, he also took the MVP title.

“I think if we play at our best we will have a good chance to win the title again. I think we have a better team than last year – said Taylor Sander as Brazil, Poland, Serbia and Italy also made it to the final six – I think right now Brazil is the favourite because they’ll play at home and will have great support from the fans. But all the teams are top quality”.