Episode 193 - Champions League catch up, GOG step up for the cup, fans flock to Dortmund
We get up to speed with the final group phase rounds in both the men's and women's EHF Champions League, Alex gush's over another gold for GOG, Borussia Dortmund break attendance records and there is international success for Irish club teams.
22 Feb 202359min
Episode 192 - Maciek Wojs on Kielce's latest woes, no rest at the top, transfer news
Kielce's latest financial troubles have been in the spotlight with talks of players on their way out the door and fears for the future of the club. Polish journalist Maciek Wojs gives us some context and insight into what lies behind it and how bad it could be. Just days after the World Championship, we were hit with a flurry of big matches and one terrible injury for a gold medallist in the highlight clash, we discuss this and the big transfer news doing the rounds.
8 Feb 202359min
World Championship 2023 - 30 January: Denmark strike gold again, Super Lauge, alternative awards time
Denmark won their third consecutive world title on Sunday evening, inspired by an almost forgotten man who was flung into their attack in the second half. We look back at the final day's drama and hand out our traditional alternative awards.
30 Jan 20231h 11min
World Championship 2023 - 28 January: Final preview - Olympic and world champions clash again for gold
France spoil the party in Stockholm with a formidable performance, while Denmark survive a classic Spain comeback and win an epic goalkeeper battle. We look back at Friday night's semi-finals and ahead to a clash between the two very best teams in the world in the final. As this is a bonus episode, you can get a taste of it here but the full show is available for all our members on https://www.patreon.com/handballhour
28 Jan 202316min
World Championship 2023 - 26 January: History repeats itself, quarter-final reaction, interview with Sweden's Eric Johansson
We promised a bonus episode once Spain knock Norway out in the quarter-finals... and here it is. A look back at Wednesday's drama and ahead to a recurring semi-final quartet, while Chris catches rising Sweden star Eric Johansson. This is a taste of the episode, which is available in full on https://www.patreon.com/handballhour
26 Jan 202311min
World Championship 2023 - 24 January: Quarter-final preview, how to fix the competition, Alex's stat attack
Who is ready for the quarter-finals? We look back at the group finals and how Wednesday's pairings match up. Chris proposes a new World Championship format and Alex brings back his beloved stats game. Support us and gain access to bonus episodes and more on https://www.patreon.com/handballhour
24 Jan 202355min
World Championship 2023 - 22 January: Hungary's Adrian Sipos on life as a defender, Merle Schaack on joy for Germany and Sweden
With 6 of the quarter-final places set in stone, we look back at two of the weekend's biggest matches with the help of Merle Schaack from Kieler Nachrichten. Hungary have surprised us all as they sit on the verge of the knockout rounds and this was the perfect time to speak to a man close to our hearts on the podcast, Adrian Sipos, who discusses his opinion-dividing defensive style, his long road to the national team and a surprise critic every time he gets a red card.
22 Jan 202356min
World Championship 2023 - 20 January: Scandis survive Balkan scares, bite or no bite?
After all of Thursday evening's fun at the World Championship, we've decided to bring out our next members' bonus episode a day early! We look at the dramatic draw between Denmark and Croatia, Norway's second-half surge and whether Paul Skorupa really bit a Bahrain bicep. This is just a snippet, the full episode is available for all spporters on https://www.patreon.com/handballhour
20 Jan 20235min
