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 as Györ face Vipers in a battle of the champions.
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 all episodes now.
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.
There are six spots for Paris 2024 up for grabs and this weekend and 12 men's teams will be battling for them. We look forward to the three groups and try to figure out who will emerge with those golden tickets, plus we break down Sunday's top-of-the-table clash in the Bundesliga. This is a special Morning Club show available to all for free. The regular weekly Morning Club can be accessed by supporting us on patreon.com/handballhour
Anna Vyakhireva joins us to speak about the best decision ever to move to Vipers, balancing life on and off the court and her hopes for this season and beyond. We also discuss the Men's European League action as the main round comes to an end, Sporting are on fire while Nexe get fiery with some young Swedish fans.
We speak to Magdeburg match-winner Gisli Kristjansson and coach Bennet Wiegert following their big comeback win against Barca in a crucial Champions League encounter, discussing the brilliant atmoshphere, their second half performance and the importance of a top two finish in their group. Zagreb are back in business, beating big names in front of packed crowds, and we're here for it, while Kolstad's debut season ends prematurely. We discuss both as well as some interesting coaching news plus Dylan Nahi's new-found love for the line.
Skjern's Alfred Jönsson speaks to us about his rollercoaster of a career, what makes his club special and what's next for a man who turns just 26 tomorrow. Alfred also discusses his international future as he was born in the USA and a unique opportunity is on the table with the Los Angeles Olympics just four years away. Chris and Alex also look back at the past week's action in the Champions League, Bundesliga and GOG's revival at the Danish Cup Final4.
We break down France's extra-time win over Denmark, hear post-match reaction from Mikkel Hansen and Nedim Remili and announce the winners of our traditional Alternative Awards.
It's crunch time in Cologne as just four teams remain in the hunt for the European title. Sweden and France renew their semi-final rivalry, while Germany will try to hang on for dear life against Denmark. We discuss an anti-climactic main round conclusion and preview Friday's semi-final pairings.
We're just a couple of days into the main round and the drama continues with some late and contentious calls in key matches. Germany claim a crucial win, while Brian loses patience with monotonous clapping. We reflect on the end of the Scandi derby, hearing post-match reactions from Hampus Wanne and Emil Nielsen.
A wild preliminary round has come to a close and we take a look back at the main storylines from the first week in Germany and see where the 12 remaining teams stand as we dive straight into the main round. We also hear post-match reactions from Iceland's Aron Pálmarsson, Hungary's Adrián Sipos, Portugal's Martim Costa and Denmark's Mathias Gidsel. This pod is available in full for subscribers on patreon.com/handballhour
The first half of the preliminary round has seen some brilliant stories emerge, but none better than Faroe Islands and their late comeback to beat Norway 26:26. We also speak to Vuko Borozan about his winding handball road, which has led him back to playing for Montenegro after almost seven years away.
This is a teaser for the Patreon-exclusive podcast, available for all our members on patreon.com/handballhour German fans were worried that Switzerland might ruin the party by beating them, when actually they ruined the party by being absolutely terrible. There was no shocking start to the Men's EHF EURO 2024 as Switzerland failed to show up and were shut down by the brilliant Andreas Wolff, providing a performance worthy of a world record-breaking crowd in Düsseldorf. Chris and Alex react to the match and get some impressions from courtside from our man on the ground, Brian.
Ready for more EHF EURO hype building? Enjoy part 2 of our championship preview with another array of brilliant guests. 2:10 mins - Group D with Daniel Høglund and Helgi Hoydal 23:30 mins - Group E with Ola Selby and Stijn Steenhuis 36:50 mins - Group F with Marcio Menino and Rasmus Boysen Join us as a member on patreon.com/handballhour for early access to episodes and bonus content throughout the championship
Enjoy our first EHF EURO 2024 preview podcast, where we've spoken to a bunch of guest experts to get their takes on the championship's big names and make their predictions. We have Groups A-C in focus here: 5:35 mins - Group A with Björn Pazen and Kevin Domas 34:25 mins - Group B with Nedzad Smajlagic 57:15 mins - Group C with Zika Bogdanovic and Teddi "Ponza" Palmason Become a member on patreon.com/handballhour to enjoy bonus content and coverage throughout the championship.
We take a break from our preview podcast recordings to look forward to our coverage of the EHF EURO in Germany and share some of the good stuff coming your way in the next three weeks. There's a taste of what's to come from our experts in the two upcoming preview pods, Brian looks forward to a fitness test in the world record game and we consider which major team could see their campaign crash to an early end. Join us on patreon.com/handballhour to get early access to our previews plus more bonus content throughout the championship.