Men's World Championship 2025 - 21 January: Kay Smits on his Netherlands return, an eventful week and future, Main Round preview

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.

17 Okt 20231h 9min

We play a game of Stick or Twist with the current early-season positions in the EHF Champions League and discuss how the 16 teams have fared so far.   Can Magdeburg bounce back, is Kolstad already a failure and why did we ever doubt Barca?

6 Okt 20231h 7min

We're making the first of our two Morning Club episodes this week available for everyone to enjoy! You can access bonus Morning Club podcasts every week if you join us on patreon.com/handballhour. Chris speaks to Kim Ekdahl du Rietz, who has just experienced his first championship as a coach as he led Hong Kong's men's team to the Asian Games, facing Qatar and South Korea in an incredibly tough group. The former Sweden, PSG and Rhein-Neckar Löwen left back speaks about living his happiest life in Hong Kong, how he got involved with the team and how their enthusiasm and dedication keeps them all battling against the odds.

26 Sep 202322min

Eurohandball reporter Danijela Vekic joins us to talk all things Women's EHF Champions League as we break down the first two rounds of the competition, jump into the main storylines and predict how things will unfold in this wide-open competition. If you haven't already, the busy start to the season is the perfect time to join us on patreon.com/handballhour and access extra content on the regular.

21 Sep 202349min

With the EHF Champions League about to throw off, we question the big contenders' credentials, interesting signings, highlight matches and make some very contrasting predictions.

13 Sep 202339min

With the EHF Champions League about to throw off, we look at the big questions, weird and wonderful signings, highlight matches and make our predictions

13 Sep 202333min

What a duo to have on for a Bundesliga preview! Björn Pazen and Sascha Staat give us their insights on each of the teams in Germany's top flight, from yo-yo teams to title contenders and, of course, whether it will be another season of midtable obscurity for Melsungen.

28 Aug 20231h 9min

Nicolej Krickau joins us to discuss taking over at SG Flensburg-Handewitt and its new challenges, overseeing the GOG resurgence and setting the record straight on the GOG five-step.

17 Aug 202348min