(Un)informed Handball Hour

Men's EHF EURO 2026 - Preview Part 1: Looking ahead to Groups A, D and F with Björn Pazen and Zika Bogdanovic

The Men's EHF EURO 2026 begins next week and we're here with the first of our two big preview podcasts. Björn Pazen and Zika Bogdanovic join us to discuss the big storylines from Groups A, D and F. We discuss major medal candidates Germany and Iceland, where Spain and Hungary sit on the current pecking order and whether this is a golden opportunity for Switzerland and Faroe Islands to make a big breakthrough.

Men's EHF EURO 2026 - Fantasy League Special: Players to look out for and sign for your Handball Hub fantasy league team

Ahead of the Men's EHF EURO 2026, we've teamed up with Handball Hub to run our fantasy league. You can finally participate in a league on your phone without the need for Google Translate. We've delved into the players and their values as we build our fantasy teams and consider which men will have a championship to remember this month. All are welcome to join our league, with prizes to be won for our Patreon subscribers. Download the Handball Hub app here: https://handball-hub.app.link/u7kagmnXHZb Join the Handball Hour group with the code: 666444 This episode was released already on Wednesday for our subscribers on patreon.com/handballhour, where our EUROs build up already began on Monday. Join us there for bonus content throughout the championship and ad-free listening.

Episode 311 - Holiday handball in Germany, France and London?

After a December focused fully on the Women's World Championship, we wrap up the year with a catch up on the men's game with big Bundesliga games and transfer rumours galore. We take a look at the upcoming changes to the French league and Champions League, while German and Dutch national team players are in London this week for very different reasons.

The Morning Club - 24 December: Christmas throwback with Katrine Lunde and her life in handball

Katrine Lunde bowed out at the very top of the handball world this month, winning her fifth world championship gold as the all-star goalkeeper and hanging up the Norway jersey at the age of 45. Back in 2022, we spoke to Katrine about her life in handball, the people and moments that made her who she is and what has kept her going strong through all these years. Whether you've heard this one before or not, it's an ideal way to honour the end of her career over the festive period. If you want access to all our bonus Morning Club shows, including extra coverage of the upcoming EHF EURO, and ad-free listening of all shows, join us on patreon.com/handballhour.

Episode 310 - Challenging Hassan for the IHF Presidency with leading candidate Gerd Butzeck and Handbollskanalen's Ola Selby

Hassan Moustafa has some opposition in his hopes to extend his IHF Presidency beyond 25 years. For the first time since 2009, the upcoming IHF Congress will see him challenged by Gerd Butzeck, Franjo Bobinac, and Tjark de Lange. We spoke to the most outspoken and leading challenger Gerd Butzeck about his campaign and key points on Olympic status, women's handball and global development. And hear from Ola Selby, who has done a deep-dive on the candidates and intricacies of the election. You can read more about Gerd Butzeck's campaign here: https://handball-deserves-more.com/ [https://handball-deserves-more.com/] GoHandball articles on the election: https://gohandball.com/news/the-world [https://gohandball.com/news/the-world]