Episode 286 - Champions League round up, discover the Emerging Nations and EURO games to watch this week

We celebrated passing 200 episodes with a live show on Sunday, with Yahia Omar, Courtney Gahan and Rasmus Boysen as our special guests. Here's the first part of the show with a look back at the Women's Champions League quarter-finals and ahead to the men's!

9 Maj 202339min

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.

30 Apr 20231h 10min

Plock coach and one of our very first guests Xavi Sabate returns to the pod to speak about his side's wild ride to the Champions League Quarter-finals. We reflect on the brilliant German Cup final and Granollers' seismic victory in the European League, led by a brilliant Nigerian talent. We also have news about our live show on Zoom - due to scheduling issues, we're changing it to Sunday 7 May at 20:00 CEST.  We have confirmed Yahia Omar and Eduarda Amorim so far, so make sure you sign up nice and early with the link on https://www.patreon.com/handballhour

21 Apr 20231h 9min

An Easter weekend treat as Alex and Chris discuss the Champions League play-offs, which quarter-finals look hot, Stoilov taking on unruly fans in Skopje and Alex's move to Boston. And we have some exciting news! To celebrate our 200th episode, we'll be recording it live online with our listeners, on Sunday 23 April at 20:00 CEST. The live audience will be Patreon listeners only, so join us now on patreon.com/handballhour.

9 Apr 202350min

The business end of the handball season is in full flow and we're here for it with our latest Patron-only podcast. Featuring a dramatic reading of Szeged fans' open letter, impressive wins for Rapid Bucuresti in the women's CL and Aalborg in the men's, plus a quick look at the Bundesliga's latest twist in the title race. You get a taste of it here, enjoy the full episode on patreon.com/handballhour

29 Mars 202316min

As we enter the business end of the Men's EHF Champions League season, we go head-to-head in deciding the most impressive players so far this season and discuss who is on course to be this season's MVP.

22 Mars 202351min

We speak to CSM Bucuresti coach Adrian Vasile about his interesting journey with the club as he was a constant in a volatile few years of coaching changes. Since taking on the head coach job, he has made it his own and is on course to lead the club to one of their best seasons since their surprise Champions League triumph in 2016.

10 Mars 202359min

Our first domestic league special of the spring takes us to the LIQUI MOLY Handball Bundesliga, in the middle of one of its most exciting and open seasons ever. Sascha Staat from German handball podcast Kreis Ab joins us to discuss the big four's current form and who has impressed and disappointed in the midfield. These episodes are available in full to Patreon subscribers, so join us now on https://www.patreon.com/handballhour

2 Mars 20239min