Sep 17, 2024 - World
Woof to go: A four-footed footvolley star
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Floki playing a round of footvolley. Source: via Noticias Telemundo
Floki, a border collie, has been gaining fans on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro as part of amateur teams playing footvolley.
State of play: Combining elements of volleyball and soccer, footvolley, or futevôlei, is a popular beach sport in Brazil.
- Floki, who's 3 years old, has become a master at keeping the ball in the air alongside teammate Gustavo Rodrigues, his human. They've have gained TikTok popularity.
- Rodrigues said he didn't directly teach Floki how to play and instead noticed he could when he started bouncing balloons with his snout at a birthday party.
