(Un)informed Handball Hour

Time to preview the new VELUX EHF Champions League season! Riihimäen Cocks captain Teemu Tamminen chats about the Finnish team's rise from Challenge Cup also-rans to Champions League debutants, Alex Kulesh joins the (Un)informed Handball Hour crew and Brian Campion sends us a postcard from Rio.

We're back from our summer break with a preview of the beach handball World Championship in Russia as we chat with Ebiye Udo-Udoma about the US team, the Dream Team he created and the future of the sport.

Montpellier's Vid Kavticnik speaks to us after becoming a Champions League winner for the second time in 11 years, we look back at handball's May Madness and Magnus Sean Clarke tells us about the first British & Irish League

We caught up with the brilliant VELUX EHF FINAL4 commentator Tom O'Brannagain for a chat about all things Cologne.

Romanian handball journalist Adrian Costeiu chats about CSM Bucuresti and the Women's EHF FINAL4 as a whole as we look forward to arguably the most evenly-contested event to date. Everyone shares their favourites to come out on top in Budapest and their dream final day storyline.

Romanian handball journalist Adrian Costeiu chats about CSM Bucuresti and the Women's EHF FINAL4 as a whole as we look forward to arguably the most evenly-contested event to date. Everyone shares their favourites to come out on top in Budapest and their dream final day storyline.

Vincent Gérard shares how he's feeling after reaching the VELUX EHF FINAL4 for the very first time with Montpellier, what goes through a goalkeeper's mind and stepping out of Omeyer's shadow. We begin the search for a 'Handball Mastermind' among Europe's handball podcasts and Brian previews the biggest clash in Finnish handball.

Skjern's Norwegian line player Bjarte Myrhol chats to us about his side's incredible run to the Champions League Quarter-final, the clash against Nantes and how the town has gone handball-mad. Danish journalist Peter Bruun gives us his thoughts on what makes Skjern so special and the quarter-finals as a whole, while we also reflect on a Women's EHF FINAL4 draw which has given us story lines galore...

HBC Nantes and THW Kiel fan favourite Dominik Klein speaks to us about helping Nantes to their first Champions League quarter-final in his final season as a pro, we preview the Women's Champions League quarter-finals and Chris gives his hipster pick of the weekend from the North American & Caribbean championship in Mexico!

With one of handball's biggest names confirming a big transfer, PSG winning a trophy and the VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16 underway, there is plenty to chat about! However, Brian is stuck in Cairo, so after he shares his tale of woe, Kevin Domas (HandNews/FRA) and Jimmy Grandin (Handbollskanalen/SWE) are drafted in to save the day and share their expertise.

We're doubling up on guests this time around, with Hannover-Burgdorf's Casper Mortensen telling us about their magnificent season so far and Ana Gros shares her desire to end her time at Metz with a trip to Budapest. We also sum up the Kim Ekdahl du Rietz story so far with the help of Take That and discuss Tibor Ivanisevic's hypnotic power over Chris.

Just over a year since Kim Ekdahl du Rietz surprised the handball world with his decision to retire at the age of 27, the former Rhein-Neckar Löwen and Sweden left back speaks to us about life after handball, making the most of his freedom and what he misses about the sport. We delve into the plethora of transfers in women's handball and share our "freaks of the week" 

January's continental championships witnessed a 'Spanish treble' with Spanish coaches leading Qatar to Asian gold, Spain to EURO gold and Tunisia to African gold. We speak to Tunisia coach Toni Gerona about his success, the future he's shaping for his team and his take on what makes Spanish coaches so great.

We preview EHF EURO 2018 with Croatian journalist Filip Ožbolt, who speaks about the host nation's chances, Domagoj Duvnjak's importance and goes through the rest of the groups with us. We also share who you think will shine or flop in Croatia, while Brian and Chris have conflicting theories about Norway.

The Czech women pulled off the biggest surprise of the World Championship Last 16 on Monday, beating Romania, and we spoke to Michaela Hrbková, who scored the winner, about that match and the championship as a whole. We also reflect on some terrible predictions, talk about the event in Germany so far, then make some more potentially terrible predictions!

The IHF Women's World Championship begins on Friday 1 December, so we've devoted a special episode to the event and brought in two guests who will be at the centre of it all in Germany. 00:00 - Women's World Championship - favourite group, who's hot and who's not, the inevitable final 15:00 - Björn Pazen's predictions, favourite stories and facts & figures 30:30 - Germany's rising star Emily Bölk...

Serbian international and Sporting CP wing Ivan Nikcevic speaks to us about the latest chapter in his fascinating career, looks back at reaching the EURO final at home and his nation's chances at EHF EURO 2018. Brian and Chris relive their trip to Skopje, discuss Vardar big man Dainis Kristopans and get Brian's reaction to the newest mythical creature in handball.

Norway international and FC Midtjylland star Veronica Kristiansen is our special guest, speaking about her own season so far, Norway's hunt for gold and her dream handball destination. Chris and Brian discuss how a beach handball player beat PSG and a penalty shootout showdown in St. Petersburg. 1:30 - Looking forward to PSG vs Veszprem 13:00 - Veronica Kristiansen interview 38:00 - Women's EHF Ch...

2012 British Olympian Mark Hawkins and teamhandballnews.com creator John Ryan join to discuss what the USA should do to build competitive national teams for their home Olympics in 2028. Women's handball and Aron Palmarsson's transfer are also in the spotlight this week. 2:30 - Surprises galore in the Women's EHF Champions League 13:35 - Aron Palmarsson to Barcelona 17:30 - John Ryan and Mark Hawki...

Brian and Chris discuss what they've learned from the first few weeks of the season, compare women's handball powerhouses Györ and Bucharest and bring you part 2 of the interview with former Veszprém coach Xavi Sabate.

After taking over as Veszprém head coach just one match into the 2015/16 season, Xavi Sabaté embarked on a two-year rollercoaster ride. He speaks to us about moving from assistant to head coach, the unforgettable loss at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in 2016 and his move to Germany in part one of a two-part interview, the rest of which will be on the next full (Un)informed Handball Hour on 12 October.

HC Vardar coach David Davis speaks about bringing Champions League glory to Skopje after a year of ups and downs, then takes a look back on his own playing days with Spain's biggest clubs and the national team. (Un)informed Handball Hour hosts Chris O'Reilly and Brian Campion also reveal their slightly informed VELUX EHF Champions League predictions and share the predictions of those who got in to...

Welcome to the (Un)informed Handball Hour. A brand new handball podcast, brought to you by Brian Campion and Chris O'Reilly. Popular ehfTV commentator Tom O'Brannagain reflects on early commentating days, shares his views on this season and contemplates the future of handball. 3:40 – Tom's first commentating job 12:45 – Evolution of 'Match of the Week' 19:30 – Commentary approach over the years 24...

Welcome to the (Un)informed Handball Hour. A brand new handball podcast, brought to you by Brian Campion and Chris O'Reilly. Danish handball player and creator of handballtransfers.com Rasmus Boysen joins us to talk about the biggest summer moves, we chat about the Super Globe, VELUX EHF Champions League contenders and the Aron Palmarsson "saga". Subscribe if you enjoyed the show and we'll have an...