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
World Championship 2023 - 18 January: On to the main round with reflections from Rasmus Boysen, Yehia El-Deraa and Gustavo Rodrigues
With the preliminary round over, there's no time to waste as we move on to the main round. We look back on what we've seen and speculate on the days to come with the help of the brilliant Rasmus Boysen, Egypt's Yehia El-Deraa and Brazil's Gustavo Rodrigues.
18 Jan 20231h 31min
World Championship 2023 - 14 January: First impressions, interviews with Tomasz Gebala and Drew Donlin
We react to the opening round of action with a discussion about the games that stood out for us, including the victories for Iceland, Sweden and the USA. Poland's Tomasz Gębala chats to us about the aspects of playing in a home championship and we catch Drew Donlin right after the USA's historic win. This is a bonus episode for Patreon members, so the first 20 minutes, including the interview with Tomasz, is available for all but the full episode can be found on https://www.patreon.com/handballhour
14 Jan 202320min
World Championship 2023 - 11 January: Big preview, part 2 - covering groups E to H
The IHF Men's World Championship begins today in Sweden and Poland and here is the first episode made exclusively available for members on Patreon. You get a taste of the show here but to enjoy the full look at the groups and our medal predictions, head over to https://www.patreon.com/handballhour Group E - 02:50 mins Groups F to H on Patreon
11 Jan 202321min
