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The group phase of the Men's Champions League has come to an end, so we rate the competition to date. Handball hipsters gather round for the IHF Emerging Nations, where handball worlds truly collide, plus we give you the five EHF EURO qualifiers you should watch this week.
Just under a year ago, Great Britain's women were thrown into the spotlight with a surprise wildcard into the Olympic Qualification Tournaments. Since then, the team has pressed on behind the scenes and begin their EHF EURO 2026 Qualification campaign this weekend against Bosnia Herzegovina and Estonia. Home-grown talent Heidi Warren and coach Mark Hawkins, 2012 Olympian and one of our very first guests, join us to look back at their journey so far and ahead to the weekend. This morning club episode was originally published on Thursday on patreon.com/handballhour. Join us to enjoy these shows weekly.
We are back! And we're back with a bang. The 2025 handball season opens with the EHF Champions League Women and the IHF World Championship. On the women's side we grabbed a key player of THE team to beat: Metz Handball's Anne Mette Hansen joined our hosts Martin Vilstrup, Víctor Tomàs and Bengt Kunkel to talk about her phenomenal season, recap the Women's EHF EURO 2024 and have a lookout on the Men's IHF World Championship 2025. 00:00 Intro 04:00 Anne Mette Hansen's EHF EURO 18:00 Metz' ambitions 22:00 Anne's Journey 34:40 EHF Champions League Women 52:30 IHF World Championship
Norway left no doubt about their status as the best side in world handball with a convincing final victory over Denmark, driven by an unstoppable second half performance. We break down the gold medal match, look at a lovely moment between the coaches, celebrate Hungary's bronze and dive into our alternative awards.
The big three are back in the semi-finals, no surprises there, but their special guest is Hungary this time. We preview the two semi-finals and hear from Grace Zaadi, who speaks about returning to the front line of France's attack, post-Olympics motivation and taking on their classic foes Norway and Denmark this weekend.
Vote for your All Star Team presented by LIDL in the official Home of Handball App now! The Main Round is done. Our four semifinalists Norway, Denmark, France and Hungary are battling for the european throne, as our hosts Ana Gros, Andrea Lekic and Bengt Kunkel discuss about potential outcomes of this year's edition of the Women's EHF EURO. Who do you think will end up with the gold medal? Favourites Norway? Underdogs Hungary? The upcoming weekend has the answers!
Join our league "The Spin" in the Match Predictor powered by Gorenje in the official Home of Handball App -- https://bit.ly/thespin_predict Halfway through the Main Round we see some surprising standings at the Women's EHF EURO 2024. Hungary is on their way to Vienna and just need to do their homework, whereas the Netherlands and Denmark might fight for one final spot in the semi final. Business as usual for Norway and France, while some other nations disappointed. Let's talk about it with our hosts Andrea Lekic, Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel.
From third choice at the Olympics to outstanding goalkeeper at a home EURO, it's been a breakout tournament so far for Zsofi Szemerey. She speaks to us about Hungary's perfect start to the tournament, her move abroad in the summer, and the road to a potential medal. And we look ahead to the main round and try to figure out who the genuine semi-final contenders are.
Here we go: The Main Round of the WOmen's EHF EURO 2024 is just around the corner. 12 teams have to go home, 12 teams remain in the tournament and fight for the rare semi-final spots. Who can make it? Our hosts Martin Vilstrup, Bengt Kunkel and Víctor Tomàs analyze the latest results and have a look at the Main Round.
We're two rounds in to the championship and there has been little for the naysayers to complain about so far. Good atmospheres, results for the home nations and the newcomers in the expanded 24-team competition proving they belong. We delve into what has stood out to us so far and speak to Montenegro's Djurdjina Jaukovic, who has returned from an 11-month injury absence in style and has led her team to a perfect start in the tournament's toughest group. This is a teaser for the full episode, which is one of our Patreon-exclusive shows during the Women's EHF EURO. Catch the full episode and more bonus pods on patreon.com/handballhour
Join our league "The Spin" in the Match Predictor powered by Gorenje in the official Home of Handball App. Two matches are played in the Preliminary round of the Women's EHF EURO 2024 and we saw the first surprises. Hungary took down Sweden by 7 goals and is a contender for a deep tournament run, while Germany are struggling. Our hosts Ana Gros, Víctor Tomàs and Bengt Kunkel are having a look at the current action and take you along in The Spin: We talk handball!
In our second preview pod, we look at some of the major contenders for the title, together with EHF journalist Courtney Gahan and commentator Alex Mair, while Fulya Öktem joins us to chat about debutants Türkiye. We also look at the player you should all be picking in the Holdet Fantasy league and throw some predictions your way!
It's the eve of the largest Women's EHF EURO to date and we have a large preview to go with it! In the first of our bumper previews with five expert guests, we turn the light on the home nations with some help from EHF journalist Danijela Vekic and former Austrian international-turned-TV expert Inés Rein. The second preview will be out on Thursday for all to enjoy, or already on Wednesday if you're with us on patreon.com/handballhour
Join our League in the Match Predictor powered by Gorenje and win an official matchball signed by your favourite team -- https://bit.ly/thespin_predict The Women's EHF EURO 2024 is here, and so is our lookout for the groups B, D and F. Together with former french line player Beatrice Edwige our hosts Andrea Lekic and Bengt Kunkel are looking at the french side, some underdogs who might take over and the strongest teams in all of Europe.
Join our League in the Match Predictor powered by Gorenje and win an official matchball signed by your favourite team -> https://bit.ly/thespin_predict The biggest tournament this winter is here. The Women's EHF EURO 2024 has some exciting stories to tell: Norway starts its adventure without Nora Mørk and Stine Oftedal, France has high hopes of returning to glory, while Hungary and the Netherlands are contending for a dark horse run. Who is taking home the Women's EHF EURO 2024? Our hosts Ana Gros, Víctor Tomàs and Bengt Kunkel have a chat with Jovanka Radicevic about what's coming up this winter and give their predictions.
Ab sofort verfügbar: CONCORDIA präsentiert die Folge #37 des Podcasts «WE LOVE HANDBALL – Der Podcast von Handballworld» mit SHV-Zentralpräsident Pascal Jenny sowie Host Marco Ellenberger. Der Handballkalender ist dicht gedrängt. Die Heim-Europameisterschaft der Frauen (28. November bis 3. Dezember in Basel) steht vor der Tür, zu Beginn des neuen Jahres spielt die Männer-Nationalmannschaft in Dänemark an der Weltmeisterschaft. Und die Sport- und Vereinswelt mit ihren gesellschaftlichen und technologischen Veränderungen steckt voller neuer Herausforderungen. Es war darum der perfekte Zeitpunkt für ein Gespräch mit SHV-Zentralpräsident Pascal Jenny, umso mehr da der nationale Verband grad auch noch sein 50-jähriges Bestehen feiert. Entstanden ist eine rassige Unterhaltung, die den Handball aus verschiedenen Flughöhen betrachtet: Unter anderem über die Vorfreude auf die anstehenden Nationalmannschafts-Events, über völlig neue Ansätze und Anforderungen in einem Sportverband, über attraktive Firmenangebote für die EHF EURO in Basel oder wie eine Euphorie entfacht werden soll, die wieder mehr Mädchen und Buben in die Handballhallen bringt. Reinhören lohnt sich. Pascal Jenny (50) ist seit 2021 Zentralpräsident des Schweizerischen Handball-Verbands (SHV) und Mitglied im Exekutivrat von Swiss Olympic. Er steht explizit für Fortschritt und neue, kreative Denkansätze. Der Familienvater und ehemalige Nationalspieler (73 Länderspiele) machte sich als Tourismusdirektor von Arosa mit der Eröffnung des Bärenlands und weiteren innovativen Projekten landesweit einen Namen, weit über den Sport hinaus. Er ist ausserdem Gründer des Handball Unternehmer Forums (HUFO), das im kommenden Sommer bereits zum 13. Mal durchgeführt wird. WE LOVE HANDBALL. Folge direkt herunterladen
Emily Bölk is aiming high! With FTC the german left back is facing Esbjerg this week in the Quarter Final of the EHF Champions League Women, whereas she has just been drawn into a group with Netherlands, Iceland and Ukraine at the upcoming EHF EURO this winter. What are her goals? And what's the gameplan in the matchups against Esbjerg? Together with our hosts Martin Vilstrup, Víctor Tomàs and Bengt Kunkel she talked about the most important stage of the season, enjoy the episode!
EHF commentator Alex Mair joins us to chat about the recently concluded Women's EHF EURO 2024 Qualifiers and upcoming Olympic Qualification Tournaments. We also chat about two shocking news stories from the past 48 hours - Nikola Portner's positive doping test and Great Britain's wildcard to the Paris 2024 qualifiers.
World class has a name: Mathias Gidsel. The All Star right back of the EHF EURO 2024 joins our hosts Bengt Kunkel and Víctor Tomàs for deep talks about hard stages of his career, his life in Berlin and the experiences in Germany during the EHF EURO 2024. Even though Denmark lost the final, he claims this EURO to be the best tournament of all times! Enjoy the episode! 02:00 EHF European League 10:30 Mathias Gidsel & Füchse Berlin 23:30 danish national team 49:00 Machineseeker EHF Champions League
Nedim Remili. European Champion, MVP of the Men's EHF EURO 2024, but already focussed on the next goal: Winning the Machineseeker EHF Champions League Men with Telekom Veszprém. In this week's episode he talks about his EURO journey, the goals with Veszprém and his personal development. Our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel have another look at the EHF Champions League Women and are excited to welcome back the Machineseeker EHF Champions League this week. Stay tuned on our channels to not miss any Champions League action! 04:00 Nedim Remili becoming MVP 28:20 Telekom Veszprém talks 54:00 Who am I? 58:15 EHF Champions League Women
The EHF EURO 2024 is over. France took home an intense final and some more teams were able to impress. Whether it was dark horses Austria who were able to create some upsets throughout the tournament, the Germans, who ended up in the fourth place or many other teams. In our EHF EURO 2024 recap Podcast hosts Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel talk about the things that happened in January. And finally we look back over to EHF Champions League action!
We break down France's extra-time win over Denmark, hear post-match reaction from Mikkel Hansen and Nedim Remili and announce the winners of our traditional Alternative Awards.
Wow, what a ride this Men's EHF EURO was. Starting with surprises from the start, ending with a final in Overtime. The final that this Men's EHF EURO deserved, that's what Dominik Klein thinks as well. We look back at a glorious EURO with a spectator record. Thank you for everyone involved and enjoy the Podcast!
Bengt & Martin sat down at the final media call with players of all remaining teams live on Twitch and had chats about bad football and great handball! The EHF EURO 2024 is about to close, don't miss the latest sauce! With Dylan Nahi, Hugo Descat, David Späth, Andi Wolff, Rasmus Lauge, Hampus Wanne and many, many more!
It's crunch time in Cologne as just four teams remain in the hunt for the European title. Sweden and France renew their semi-final rivalry, while Germany will try to hang on for dear life against Denmark. We discuss an anti-climactic main round conclusion and preview Friday's semi-final pairings.
The Main Round of the Men's EHF EURO 2024 is done! We became smarter and know who is playing the Semi-finals. France awaits reigning champions Sweden and Denmark prepares for a clash against the hosts. Let's habe a look at their Main Round. Was it the easiest semi-final-ticket ever for the hosts? Our Podcast with Martin Vilstrup, Bengt Kunkel and Rent-a-Victor Maik Thiele has all the answers.
We're just a couple of days into the main round and the drama continues with some late and contentious calls in key matches. Germany claim a crucial win, while Brian loses patience with monotonous clapping. We reflect on the end of the Scandi derby, hearing post-match reactions from Hampus Wanne and Emil Nielsen.
A wild preliminary round has come to a close and we take a look back at the main storylines from the first week in Germany and see where the 12 remaining teams stand as we dive straight into the main round. We also hear post-match reactions from Iceland's Aron Pálmarsson, Hungary's Adrián Sipos, Portugal's Martim Costa and Denmark's Mathias Gidsel. This pod is available in full for subscribers on patreon.com/handballhour
The first half of the preliminary round has seen some brilliant stories emerge, but none better than Faroe Islands and their late comeback to beat Norway 26:26. We also speak to Vuko Borozan about his winding handball road, which has led him back to playing for Montenegro after almost seven years away.
This is a teaser for the Patreon-exclusive podcast, available for all our members on patreon.com/handballhour German fans were worried that Switzerland might ruin the party by beating them, when actually they ruined the party by being absolutely terrible. There was no shocking start to the Men's EHF EURO 2024 as Switzerland failed to show up and were shut down by the brilliant Andreas Wolff, providing a performance worthy of a world record-breaking crowd in Düsseldorf. Chris and Alex react to the match and get some impressions from courtside from our man on the ground, Brian.
Our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel are opening up the EHF EURO. Recorded live from the MERKUR-SPIEL-Arena in Düsseldorf we are having a look at the top favourites. What happens to the hosts Germany? Can the reigning champions Sweden defend their title? How about Spain? Joined by Sascha Staat there is a lot to be analyzed. Have fun!
Ready for more EHF EURO hype building? Enjoy part 2 of our championship preview with another array of brilliant guests. 2:10 mins - Group D with Daniel Høglund and Helgi Hoydal 23:30 mins - Group E with Ola Selby and Stijn Steenhuis 36:50 mins - Group F with Marcio Menino and Rasmus Boysen Join us as a member on patreon.com/handballhour for early access to episodes and bonus content throughout the championship
Enjoy our first EHF EURO 2024 preview podcast, where we've spoken to a bunch of guest experts to get their takes on the championship's big names and make their predictions. We have Groups A-C in focus here: 5:35 mins - Group A with Björn Pazen and Kevin Domas 34:25 mins - Group B with Nedzad Smajlagic 57:15 mins - Group C with Zika Bogdanovic and Teddi "Ponza" Palmason Become a member on patreon.com/handballhour to enjoy bonus content and coverage throughout the championship.
The EHF EURO 2024 comes with a bang! More than 50,000 spectators will attend the opening match this wednesday and our hosts Martin Vilstrup, Víctor Tomàs and Bengt Kunkel open the EURO-talks with some predictions - joined by Barca and Slovenia player Domen Makuc and the chat in this very first "The Spin: We talk handball" live podcast! Who will become MVP? Who wins gold? This and more will be discussed, enjoy the episode!
We take a break from our preview podcast recordings to look forward to our coverage of the EHF EURO in Germany and share some of the good stuff coming your way in the next three weeks. There's a taste of what's to come from our experts in the two upcoming preview pods, Brian looks forward to a fitness test in the world record game and we consider which major team could see their campaign crash to an early end. Join us on patreon.com/handballhour to get early access to our previews plus more bonus content throughout the championship.
One of the best left wings of all time. His legacy at the Rhein-Neckar Löwen is unmatched, where he won the german championship and the cup. Nevertheless Uwe Gensheimer wasn't able to fulfill his dream of winning the EHF Champions League. Together with our hosts he talks about his career, the upcoming retirement and his experiences in Paris. Our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel found the time to talk about the EHF EURO 2024 in January as well, which Uwe will attend as an ambassador for the DHB.
One of the best goalkeeper in the Machineseeker EHF Champions League is this weeks guest in "The Spin: We talk handball". Emil Nielsen looks forward to the EHF EURO 2024 in Germany with our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel, who also ask him about the different stages of his career. Great talks with a great guest, enjoy the episode! 4:20 Question of the week 17:00 Emil Nielsen and current Barca situation 22:30 Gonzalo Perez de Vargas & Emil Nielsen 29:30 Denmark and the EHF EURO 2024 39:45 Win the Machineseeker EHF Champions League? 50:00 Meningitis diagnose in an early age
One of the most known faces of women's handball joins our hosts today: Anja Althaus talks with Víctor Tomàs and Bengt Kunkel about her life as a handballer and after her career. Growing up she played against her mother, trained with future legends and became one of the best players in the world. After playing for the best clubs in Europe and retiring as a Champions League winner, Anja remained in the handball world. What is she doing right now? Find out in the podcast! 02:30 A life dedicated to handball 27:00 Women's handball in Germany 38:25 Different stages in Anja's career 51:50 No to the national team? 1:06:10 EHF EURO 2024 1:19:05 EHF Champions League Women
Weniger als 90 Tage vergingen vom Erstgespräch bis zur Verkündung der Partnerschaft. Seit 2022 ist die DKB nun Presenting Partner der NFL-Spiele in Deutschland. Das Ziel: Eine emotionale 360 Grad Aktivierung. Das Engagement im Football befindet sich in bester Gesellschaft, denn die DKB blickt auf nahezu 20 Jahre Sport-Sponsoring zurück, u.a. im Handball, Wintersport, Leichtathletik, Blinden-Fußball, Reitsport und E-Sports. Auf die erste regionale Zusammenarbeit mit Turbine Potsdam folgten vielfältige Partnerschaften mit nationaler Sichtbarkeit. Was steckt hinter dem sogenannten "DKB-Werbeblock"? Warum bleibt der Kauf der Medienrechte zur Handball WM 2017 wohl eher eine Ausnahme? Und wann wird das Engagement bei der NFL ein Erfolg? Unser Gast Marcel Schwarzkopf, Strategic Marketing Manager bei der DKB Unsere Themen Fast 20 Jahre Sport-Sponsoring: Die Strategie der DKB (03:54) Über die Highlight-Partnerschaften (06:44) Warum die DKB Medienrechte zur Handball EM kaufte (09:46) So klein ist das Sponsoring-Team (11:06) Wie wichtig Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten in der Aktivierung sind (14:14) Warum der NFL-Deal einmalig ist (15:10) Wie der Kontakt mit der NFL zustande kam (18:26) Über die Zusammenarbeit mit Visa als Global Partner der NFL (20:13) Aktivierungen bei den Frankfurt Games (21:00) DKB-Engagement bei der EHF Euro 2024 (29:00) Zum Blogartikel: https://sportsmaniac.de/episode430 Unsere Empfehlungen Folge uns bei WhatsApp: https://sportsmaniac.de/whatsapp Touchdown Frankfurt: https://www.maniacstudios.com/projekt/touchdown-frankfurt-podcast-eintracht-frankfurt NFL im Sports Maniac Podcast Chiefs: https://sportsmaniac.de/episode429 Panthers: https://sportsmaniac.de/episode418 Stadion: https://sportsmaniac.de/episode427 Unser Kontakt Folge Sports Maniac auf LinkedIn, Twitter und Facebook Folge Daniel Sprügel auf LinkedIn, Twitter und Instagram E-Mail: daniel@sportsmaniac.de Wenn dir gefällt, was du hörst, abonniere uns gerne und empfehle uns weiter. Der Sports Maniac Podcast ist eine Produktion unserer Podcast-Agentur Maniac Studios.
Alex Dujshebaev. One of the best right backs in the world, match decider, X-factor for Kielce, son of his own coach. And this week's guest in The Spin: We talk handball. Our hosts Martin Vilstrup, Bengt Kunkel and his former teammate Víctor Tomàs talk with the currently injured Spaniard about his injury, Kielce's situation without him, his family and the upcoming Men's EHF EURO 2024. The Machineseeker EHF Champions League took some twists and turns and left Barca as the only unbeaten team in the competition with Kiel losing to Kolstad. Enjoy the episode!
While they're cruising in Europe, domestic action has been a nightmare for THW Kiel. We try to break it down and hear from Magnus Landin and Samir Bellahcene following their win over Kielce last week. Portugal's Patricia Lima and Netherlands' Lois Abbingh speak to us after their entertaining EHF EURO 2024 Qualifier and we look at a scenario where damage limitation could book a ticket to the expanded women's championship. Plus, handball hipsters' favourite competition, the European League, begins with a whopping 32-team group phase and the return of some old faces.
Kolstad cutting wages as their big names arrive in town, is the honeymoon over before it even began, or is it just a bump in the road? Brian is still going strong in Romania, where the race for the medals heats up at the Women's 19 EHF EURO. Want access to all the morning club episodes on a weekly basis? Support the podcast on https://www.patreon.com/handballhour
What a fitting way to mark our 200th episode. Brian and Chris head to Faroe Islands for their crucial EHF EURO 2024 qualifier against Ukraine and take the chance to delve into what makes handball here so special, interviewing Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu, Nicholas Satchwell, Ári Rouch, Peter Bredsdorff-Larsen and Hákun West Av Teigum.
Recording of our final live show from Ljubljana, reacting to the end of the championship which saw Norway win their ninth EURO. We delve into that and Denmark's disappointment with the help of Nedzad Smajlagic and hear from Tatjana Brnovic after Montenegro's stunning bronze medal victory.
Recording of the live show held during Saturday morning's media call on the Home of Handball Twitch channel, where we dished out our alternative awards and spoke to a plethora of brilliant players. Among our 16 guests were Norway's Stine Oftedal and Silje Solberg, Denmark's Sandra Toft and Emma Friis, Montenegro's Milena Raičević and Itana Grbić and France's Pauletta Foppa and Cléopâtre Darleux.
Denmark and Norway will meet for the second time in five days, this time with a gold medal on the line. We hear from Denmark's Kristina Jørgensen and Mette Tranborg and Norway's Sunniva Andersen, while we share a Handball Haiku or two before previewing the final matches in Ljubljana.
We are on to the semi-finals of the Women's EHF EURO 2022! We take a quick look back at the key games in recent days, hear from each of the semi-finalists and preview Friday's clashes of Denmark vs Montenegro and France vs Norway.
Denmark playmaker Mie Højlund speaks to us about Denmark's evolution in recent years, how well-defined her and every squad member's job in the team is and Wednesday's decisive match against Norway. Group II continues to throw up surprise twists and Katrine Lunde is handball's version of a cheat code.
Friday night's antics throw Group II wide open, which caught us all by surprise. Germany's Alina Grijseels and Emily Bölk reflect on their huge win over Netherlands (5:30 mins). We speak about the first batch of teams with genuine hopes of semi-final spot and discuss what they need to do to reach the final weekend and maybe even claim gold. Grace Zaadi speaks about France's unusually perfect start to the championship, managing player time, the crucial showdown with Montenegro and what France need to improve on to go all the way (27:30 mins).
With the preliminary round over, we speak about the standout moments of recent days, including Spain playing the system, Sandra Toft shutting down Sweden, Jovanka Radicevic's emotional final home game and Switzerland doing too well? Brian caught up with Estelle Nze Minko and Nikita Van der Vliet after the Group C final in Skopje.