(Un)informed Handball Hour

The German Bundesliga is off to an intriguing start, proving once again to be a league full of dark horses. Björn Pazen joins us to sort through the top teams' start to the season and the surprise early retirement of Paul Drux. We also discuss Peter Schmeichel's lasting love of handball, as he spoke about it on the Overlap this week.  He admires the art of goalkeeping and how it influenced his tec...

In classic Handball Hour fashion, we like to get a look at the teams in action before sharing some insights, but only a little look, to ensure we get carried away far too early. It's the Men's EHF Champions League launch party as we celebrate the start of the new European season, reacting to the opening two rounds and the new EHFTV. And we're on the search for your very own VELUX Men - who are you...

Rasmus Boysen joins us to reel through the summer's major men's transfers, unveiling which of the big moves he reckons is the best of 2024.

Here it is, the long-awaited final round-up from Paris. Alex's recording took a while to reach civilisation as he recorded on a post-Olympics detox in the wilderness, which was followed by Chris' post-Olympics detox at Edinburgh Fringe. Sorry for the delay and thanks for joining us for a brilliant 3 weeks. Normal service resumes shortly with the new season right around the corner!

The quarter-finals of the Olympic handball tournament left us with so much to unpack with drama in so many of the men's games. Ola Selby joins us for a chat about the remarkable victories for Spain, Germany and Denmark, heartbreak for their opponents and a preview of both competitions' semi-finals. Join us on patreon.com/handball for bonus content from this episode and throughout Paris 2024.

We're off to Lille for the business end of the Olympic handball tournament and we're set for a thrilling and exhausting day on Wednesday for the quarter-finals. We talk power rankings, break down the four contests and make some shaky predictions. For bonus content in this episode and throughout Paris 2024 and beyond, join us on patreon.com/handballhour

We have our elite eight in the women's Olympic handball competition and while there weren't too many surprises, the line-up is an exciting one. We delve into the four games coming up on Tuesday and see where they might be won and lost. Join us on patreon.com/handballhour for bonus content from this episode and throughout Paris 2024.

Following Gabriela Moreschi's outstanding performance in last week's victory over Spain, the Brazilian public fell in love and her Instagram following skyrocketed to 320,000. Chris met the keeper for a wide-ranging chat about her Olympic experience, what it means for the sport at home and her own long-winding road to her recent breakthroughs at the top level. To enjoy bonus content from this episo...

Two rounds of the Olympic handball tournament are behind us and we take a look at some of the teams and performances that have stood out so far at Paris. The donks are back, Denmark are scary and have France got their balance wrong? Plus we hear from Lucie-Marie Kretchmar and Drew Donlin at the beach handball showcase about their future Olympic aspirations.

What a start to the women's tournament at Paris 2024 and the Olympics hasn't even started for real yet! We look back at a trio of upset victories for Korea, Brazil and Sweden and bring you a trio of great interviews with Sweden's miss versatile Carin Strömberg, Lucas Pellas on putting this season's heartbreak behind him and Antonio Carlos Ortega on going from winning the Champions League to leadin...

It's the eve of the 2024 Olympic Games and here comes our handball tournament preview, suitable for our long-time listeners and those joining for Olympic rollercoaster. We take a look at each of the 12 competing teams in the men's competition and a broader look at the women's event as it already begins today. Our next show will be a bonus episode for our Patreon subscribers, so join us on patreon....

With 40-year-old Nikola Karabatic about to make his last stand as a handball player, leading France at a home Olympics in search of a fourth gold medal, we pay tribute to his career with the help of L'Equipe journalist Yann Hildwein. From medals to match-fixing and his greatest moments, we fly through his career spanning over two decades, discussing what made him so special and what lies ahead for...

The Morning Club - 18 June: Åhus beach chats with Australian Olympian Daryl McCormack and Dr. Beach handball Marcio Menino Chris continues his summer of handball events with Åhus beach, probably the largest beach handball festival in the world, but with a twist, which he discusses with Marcio Menino on their way to the courts. Among the coaches of the 1300 participating teams was Daryl McCormack,...

We're not short on entertainment during these summer months with some massive transfer news and the world's best sides shaping up for Paris 2024. We chat about our favourite stories from the past week and speak to an array of people at the Partille World Cup, including Olympic gold medallist and Champions League winner Jesper Nøddesbo.  

Mikken Hansen came so close to closing this chapter of handball history with a fairytale ending but the crossbar said no and it was glory once more for a brilliant Barca, led by two men operating on a different plane in Emil Nielsen and Dika Mem. We look back at the FINAL4 weekend and how it played out for the contenders in Cologne.

It's the biggest weekend in men's handball and we're celebrating it in style with our FINAL4 preview. Rasmus Boysen joins us to break down the semi-finals and make some predictions. We speak to Stefan Madsen ahead of his final games as Aalborg coach, looking back at his time with the club, how they navigated the season and taking on Magdeburg on Saturday.

Full steam ahead to the Women's EHF FINAL4 in Budapest! We speak to Danijela Vekic and Björn Pazen about the route to gold for the contenders and break down our predictions. With so much going on right now, we also dabble in a little penalty drama in Poland, Nordic finals and Chris cracks the code of the World Championship seedings.

In the first of two shows this week, we speak to Björn Pazen about it being better late than never for Flensburg as their late-season form results in a European League title. Did it all go wrong for Berlin? And if so, where? And while there was drama in Hamburg, Magdeburg were busy wrapping up the Bundesliga title. Women's EHF FINAL4 preview comes your way tomorrow with an early release for subscr...

This season's quarter-final's of the Men's EHF Champions League provided all the drama we could possibly handle. We look back at the four ties, diving into how each game unfolded and where that leaves Europe's elite clubs.

The big matches keep on coming and we're here to accompany you with a look at this weekend's Women's EHF Champions League Quarter-finals and a look back at an entertaining European League night on Tuesday. Ana Gros joins us to speak about one of her greatest playing achievements - reaching the Olympics with Slovenia. She also looks back on a difficult season so far and trying to put it to one side...

It's a big week of Champions League handball and we have two Quarter-final podcasts coming your way. In this men's preview show, we look ahead to each of the midweek matches and speak to Montpellier goalkeeper Rémi Desbonnet about his hometown club, making an impact for France and his forays out of goal both on the court and the sand.

German journalist, commentator and Kreis Ab podcast host Sascha Staat joins us to chat about last week's REWE Final4, convincingly won by Magdeburg, the business end of the Bundesliga season and Germany's three remaining clubs in the men's and women's Champions League. The Morning Club is a weekly show available exclusively for our fans on patreon.com/handballhour. Join the gang and get access to...

EHF commentator Alex Mair joins us to chat about the recently concluded Women's EHF EURO 2024 Qualifiers and upcoming Olympic Qualification Tournaments. We also chat about two shocking news stories from the past 48 hours - Nikola Portner's positive doping test and Great Britain's wildcard to the Paris 2024 qualifiers.

Mikkel Hansen announced his retirement after this summer's Olympics, bringing an end to an incredible international career but a club career that never reached the very top.  We take a look at the great Dane's achievements and impact on the sport, as well as chatting about Wednesday's Champions League ties and Sävehof's latest scalp in the European League.

Journalist Danijela Vekic joins us to look at the Women's Champions League Play-offs on the back of a couple of surprise results and couple of the ties still on the line. Alex showed his athletic career is still on the rise as he delivers under pressure in front of a crowd of almost 20,000 - we delve into his 32 seconds of fame.