FC Barcelona is more than just a handball club — it’s a symbol of excellence, tradition and success. Few people embody that better than David Barrufet. Together with our hosts Martin Vilstrup, Bengt Kunkel and Víctor Tomàs, the Barça legend looks back at the club’s most defining moments and the people who shaped its identity — from Valero Rivera to Xavi Pascual. An honest, insightful and passionate conversation about what it really means to be part of the biggest handball club in the world.
The glorious 90's. Especially in Sweden they were glorious, winning almost everything there is in handball. But how does 90's superstar Stefan Lövgren feel about the one blind spot in the swedish CV - the missing gold medal from the Olympics? Our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel had a look at the possibly best national team there ever was. Who's your number 1?
Lewis Howes is the definition of big dreams. After having learned about handball at the 2008 Olympics he knew instantly: He wants to represent the USA at the Olympics in that sport. How is he trying to achieve this? How can the growing American handball bubble profit from the Olympic tournament? With our hosts Bengt Kunkel and Víctor Tomàs Lewis talked about his ambitioned project. Enjoy!
Bob Hanning truly is one of a kind. With pure mindset, dedication, hard work and a vision he brought Füchse Berlin not just back into the Machineseeker EHF Champions League, but won the first ever Bundesliga-title with Füchse Berlin. In our Podcast he talks with our hosts Víctor Tomàs and Bengt Kunkel about Berlin's path to glory, his philosophy of building a team and his future. Thanks for being part of the Podcast, Bob!
The past years have been putting some new faces to the biggest stages in Europe. The Faroe Islands have shown what they are capable of, Austria was just one point away of an EHF EURO semi-final and Italy lately set new landmarks for the future. Our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel have a look at the rise of the smaller nations and analyze possible ways to establish themselves among the big names in Europe. What's your opinion, who will be the dark horse of the upcoming EHF EURO in 2026?
Cologne casts its shadow ahead! Barca, Nantes, Magdeburg and Berlin will be fighting for the gold medal around their neck, time for our hosts Martin Vilstrup, Bengt Kunkel and Víctor Tomàs to look out for what's awaiting us at the Truckscout24 EHF FINAL4 2025. What do you think? Who's taking home the trophy?
It's finally here! Esbjerg, Györ, Metz and Odense are going to Budapest and will play for the most prestigeous trophy in women's club handball. It's Champions League final time! Our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Bengt Kunkel and Martin Vilstrup invited EHF Champions League legend Jana Knedlíková to analyze the upcoming tournament in Budapest. We are stoked! Who you got winning?
Hamburg is calling, and we are answering. The Maschinensucher EHF Finals are around the corner with three contestants from Germany and Montpellier as the only non-German participant. Our hosts Víctor Tomàs and Bengt Kunkel preview this weekend's EHF Finals action, recap the teams seasons and give their predictions. What do you think, who is taking home the trophy? 00:00 Intro 02:30 EHF EURO Draw 15:45 EHF Finals Preview 19:30 THW Kiel 31:00 Montpellier Handball 38:30 MT Melsungen 48:00 SG Flensburg Handewitt
It's not just time to talk handball again, it's time to look at THE event of the year! Cologne is casting it's shadow ahead and we invited nobody less than Iker Romero into this week's podcast to look at the four participants who will be giving it their all to raise the trophy of the Machineseeker EHF Champions League this year. Our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel ask him about his new tasks as the national team coach of Austria and talk about this year's legendary quarter finals. Enjoy! 00:00 Intro 03:00 Iker Romero 07:00 New Austria Coach 18:00 Iker on the Machineseeker EHF Champions League 45:00 Quarter finals
It's finally here, the best part of the season! The EHF FINALS in Graz mark the first of the final tournaments in the EHF competitions and to kick off the action, our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel invited players of all four clubs, One Vegué (HSG Blomberg-Lippe), Stine Skøgrand (Ikast Håndbold), Nadia Offendal (JDA Gourgogne Dijon Handball) and Dinah Eckerle (Thüringer HC), to preview the match action of the EHF European League final weekend. Enjoy! 00:00 Intro 01:50 Stine Skøgrand & Ona Vegué 29:00 Nadia Offendal 46:00 Dinah Eckerle
Quarter finals, baby. We know our 8 quarter finalists who will fight for their ticket to cologne. With SC Magdeburg and Füchse Berlin two german teams are in the hunt for a spot in the semi finals, and Nikola Portner and Tim Freihöfer talked with our hosts about their ambitions this season, share personal stories about their career and the upcoming matches in the Machineseeker EHF Champions League. Enjoy! 00:00 Intro 03:30 Nikola Portner 28:30 Play-Off matchups 49:30 Tim Freihöfer
The Play-Offs are around the corner in the Machineseeker EHF Champions League. Intense matches await us with PSG traveling to Szeged, Magdeburg goes to Romania, Berlin faces Kielce and Plock takes it up on Nantes. Our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel look out on this round's clashes and predict their quarterfinalists. What do you think, who makes it to the next round? Enjoy the episode! 00:00 Intro 04:15 Group phase wrap up 14:30 Play-Offs outlook 50:00 Predictions
Stine Oftedal-Dahmke is one of handball's greatest. The 5x European champion, 3x World champion and Olympic winner retired after the summer of her life and gives insights into why she stepped off the big stage as a starter for Györ and the Norwegian national team. Our hosts recap her career together with Stine, talk about her plans in the future and her current projects. Furthermore Bengt Kunkel, Víctor Tomàs and Martin Vilstrup talk us through the action of the EHF Champions League Women, the play-offs are just about to be played. Enjoy the episode!
The Machineseeker EHF Champions League goes into the final stage of the tournament. Zagreb, Kielce and Kolstad are fighting for the last available spot in Group B, while Barca seems secured in the semi final. We invited Croatian shooting star Filip Glavaš to talk about the current situation of his team HC Zagreb, as well as about his silver medal with the Croatian national team. Furtherout our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel have a look at the current developments in the EHF Champions League women, where Katrine Lunde found a new club and Henny Reistad ist chasing records. Enjoy the episode! 00:00 Intro 04:00 Filip Glavaš 30:30 Machineseeker EHF Champions League 51:15 EHF Champions League Women
One of the all-time-greats leaves the international stage. Domagoj Duvnjak bids farewell to the croatian national team and his former team mate Luka Stepancic honours him for the past almost twenty years. Furthermore he talks about his comeback to Europe, the IHF World Championship and his personal career. Our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel analyze the upcoming matches in the Machineseeker EHF Champions League and look out to the decisive part of the group phase. Enjoy the episode! 00:00 Intro 03:00 Luka Stepancic 34:00 IHF World Championship analysis 51:00 Machineseeker EHF Champions League
We are back! And we're back with a bang. The 2025 handball season opens with the EHF Champions League Women and the IHF World Championship. On the women's side we grabbed a key player of THE team to beat: Metz Handball's Anne Mette Hansen joined our hosts Martin Vilstrup, Víctor Tomàs and Bengt Kunkel to talk about her phenomenal season, recap the Women's EHF EURO 2024 and have a lookout on the Men's IHF World Championship 2025. 00:00 Intro 04:00 Anne Mette Hansen's EHF EURO 18:00 Metz' ambitions 22:00 Anne's Journey 34:40 EHF Champions League Women 52:30 IHF World Championship
What hasn't Stefan Kretzschmar done? One of the most famous German handball players ever had an outstanding career as a left wing, even though one of the biggest clubs in the world wanted to sign him on a different position. He hosted shows along his career for TV- and radio stations, played a major role for the German national team and went on to share his knowledge with the world the moment his career ended. Together with our hosts Bengt Kunkel and Martin Vilstrup he talks openly about his career including ups and downs, and even shared some never-heard-of-stories of his family. Enjoy the show!
Hello from Vienna! Our hosts Ana Gros, Andrea Lekic and Bengt Kunkel invited players from all the semi finalists before the final day to an interview to talk about the upcoming tasks, heavy bones from yesterday and their favourite music artists. A colourful mix with a lot of laughs, emotions and legends. Katrine Lunde, Estelle Nze Minko and Anna Kristensen give their opinions, as well as many other players. Have fun! 00:00 Hungary 30:00 France 1:00:00 Norway 1:30:00 Denmark
Vote for your All Star Team presented by LIDL in the official Home of Handball App now! The Main Round is done. Our four semifinalists Norway, Denmark, France and Hungary are battling for the european throne, as our hosts Ana Gros, Andrea Lekic and Bengt Kunkel discuss about potential outcomes of this year's edition of the Women's EHF EURO. Who do you think will end up with the gold medal? Favourites Norway? Underdogs Hungary? The upcoming weekend has the answers!
Join our league "The Spin" in the Match Predictor powered by Gorenje in the official Home of Handball App -- https://bit.ly/thespin_predict Halfway through the Main Round we see some surprising standings at the Women's EHF EURO 2024. Hungary is on their way to Vienna and just need to do their homework, whereas the Netherlands and Denmark might fight for one final spot in the semi final. Business as usual for Norway and France, while some other nations disappointed. Let's talk about it with our hosts Andrea Lekic, Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel.