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RIO DE JANEIRO -- The screen at the fabulous Beach Volleyball Arena shows many match statistics, including the number of aces, blocks and digs, plus top serve speeds. Unfortunately, one necessary stat is missing: just how high the repeated earthquakes caused by the fans are registering on the Richter Scale.Sitting in the upper press area and feeling the stands sway and my ears pop from the noise, I suspect it could be a 6.4. Or maybe higher. Whatever the number, it has to be higher than the famous Beast Quake caused by Seattle Seahawks fans while cheering Marshawn Lynchs touchdown run several seasons ago. The fans here are that loud.Soccer is Brazils favorite sport, but the fans at the womens medal matches Wednesday night showed their monumental passion for beach volleyball. Not only was the 12,000-seat stadium completely filled with roaring fans, there were folks sitting on the Copacabana beachs sand banks outside the security fence, straining to watch the game on the video board mounted atop the stands.Inside the stadium, the fans roared Bra-zil! Bra-zil! Bra-zil! chants, waved their arms enthusiastically when the speakers played Monster block! after a powerful block and sang along excitedly to La Bamba, Volare and other tunes. Naturally, they also were vocally supporting their own countrys teams (but occasionally cheering the opposition, too) as they tried to win bronze and then gold in Wednesday nights two matches.At one point during the bronze-medal match, the announcer shouted, When I say April! you say Ross! But when he shouted April!, the Brazilian response naturally was mostly loud boos.Not that it mattered to Americans Kerri Walsh-Jennings or April Ross. They simply drew energy from the passionate crowd while coming back for a three-set victory.It was stereotypically Brazilian, and I mean that in the best way possible, Walsh-Jennings said of the phenomenal atmosphere. The energy is just relentless, and I felt like we had a great amount of fans for us there. They appreciate good volleyball.And bear in mind, there were all these fans here even though the matches started at 10 p.m. and midnight.Why is beach volleyball so popular here?Because we have many, many beaches, Brazilian silver medalist Agatha Bednarczuk said. Yes, its very important because of this. We can have many beach volleyball schools for kids. I had one school in my region, south of Rio, and we had 300 kids playing beach volleyball and beach soccer. Its in our lives.Even so, Bednarczuk said she never played in front of so many fans or where the energy level was so high. And she said that Tuesday night after she teamed with Barbara Seixas de Freitas in a semifinal victory against Walsh-Jennings and Ross. Wednesday nights matches were much louder.Unfortunately for the Brazilian fans, the volume and energy did not make enough of a difference for their country to win either medal match. In the opening match, Brazils Larissa Franca Maestrini and Talita Rocha won the first set and led 14-13 in the second when Walsh-Jennings made an incredible save by racing almost into the stands to keep the ball in play. She and Ross won the point, tied the score and rallied back to win the bronze.It was the fourth Olympic medal for Walsh-Jennings, who won gold in 2004, 2008 and 2012.When people talk about beach volleyball, they talk about Kerri Walsh, Rocha said. She is the most famous player in the world.In the gold-medal match, Bednarczuk and Seixas de Freitas lost in straight sets to the German team of Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst. 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At a news conference Tuesday where it was thought that the fiery Schallibaum may be shown the door after a dismal finish to the Major League Soccer season, team president Joey Saputo said no decision has been made on whether the Swiss Volcano will be back in 2014.Tottenham must match Harry Kanes ambition by keeping hold of their star players and making moves in the transfer market, according to Sky Sports expert Jamie Redknapp.Kane has been in scintillating form this season, scoring 25 goals and winning the Premier League Golden Boot.Spurs were pushing Leicester all the way in the title run-in but two points from their last four games meant they finished third behind the Foxes and local rivals Arsenal. Kane was an integral part of Spurs challenge for the title Despite the end-of-season slump it was still a great campaign for Tottenham as they surpassed all expectations and secured Champions League football next year.The likes of Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen have been crucial in Spurs rise up the table but other clubs may be keen to poach their star players in the same way Luka Modric and Gareth Bale were. If they want to become a force they have to keep those players and maybe add one or two. Jamie Redknapp But Redknapp believes Spurs must resist any moves for their key players.Hes [Kane] a great example of hard work and dedication, Redknapp said on the Premier League 15/16 Season Review.All that is now paying off because a lot of young players donnt do that anymore.dddddddddddd. He certainly has and thats why he has got to the very top. Jamie Carragher and Jamie Redknapp discuss Harry Kanes progress from difficult loan spells to Premier League stardom. Tottenham now have to match his ambitions. For many years Tottenham have sold their best players and thats why they have not really kicked on.If they want to maintain this and become a force they have to keep those players and maybe add one or two.Also See:Spurs videoSpurs fixturesSpurs statsGet a ￡10 free bet! ' ' '