Episode 264 - Bundesliga with Björn Pazen, The league of dark horses, Schmeichel's love for handball keepers

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).

12 Nov 20221h 1min

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.

10 Nov 202246min

We are deep into the preliminary round now, looking at the teams and players who have stood out so far. We speak to Jenny Carlson (21:30 mins) about Sweden’s ideal start to the championship, including a momentous win over co-hosts Slovenia, and her efforts to raise awareness of IBD - inflammatory bowel disease. Sweden’s starting playmaker was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at the age of 18 and had an ileostomy constructed in emergency surgery in 2018. Carlson speaks about what changed for her as a handball player with a stoma, how life has gotten better for her on and off the court since then and fighting stigma with her openness on the topic and her Instagram account @athletewithstoma.

8 Nov 202245min

Elizabeth Omoregie spoke the morning after Slovenia’s impressive opening day win over Denmark, laying out the methods behind their success, rooted in their intense and clever defending. The 25-year-old also shares details of her unique journey to the heart of the team. Born in Greece to a Nigerian father and Bulgarian mother, her discovery of handball came through another sport and her tale is an inspiring one. On top of that, we look back at the opening two days of the championship, speaking about what we liked and did not like, plus a look ahead to the second round of matches.

6 Nov 202247min

A recording of our live show on Wednesday night, hearing from some big names across Europe and predicting the results of every preliminary round match at the Women's EHF EURO 2022. Camilla Herrem - 18:30 minutes Group A predictions - 28:55 Mikaela Mässing - 38:30 Group B predictions - 48:20 Siraba Dembele Pavlovic - 1:05:50 Group C predictions - 1:18:30 Mireya Gonzalez - 1:30:30 Group D predictions - 1:46:00 Join the prediction league here: bit.ly/HOHleague

3 Nov 20222h 7min

Henny Reistad, Norway's latest world star and our women's player of 2021, joins us to discuss her evolving role within the national team, what makes her such a complete player and the driving factors of success.

27 Okt 202228min

We look back at 2020’s “Queens of Shock” Croatia, how they navigated their way to a remarkable bronze medal and the impact it has had on the team and personally for our guests Katarina Jezic and Ana Debelic.

24 Okt 202237min

Sydney Uni coach and our former teammate Eoin Murray joins us from Saudi Arabia as they prepare to take on the IHF Super Globe, while we look back at the week's EURO Qualifiers and Sweden vs Denmark.

17 Okt 202239min