By Kevin Domas The EHF EURO 2020 will mark the beginning of a turning point in the history of French handball. Three key players – Cédric Sorhaindo, Luc Abalo and Michaël – plan on stopping their international careers after the next Olympics, assuming France will qualify. But, before even thinking about Tokyo, 37-year old Michaël Guigou aims for another gold …
“I’m not the new, young kid anymore”
Photo: K. Domas By Kevin Domas Changing clubs can be a bit hard to adapt to, especially for young players and even more so when going to another country. That’s exactly what happened for Romain Lagarde. At age 22, he left Nantes in the summer of 2019 to join Rhein-Neckar Löwen and only now he begins to see the light …
Kevin Domas’ Cave
Kevin has been a freelance journalist and photographer for half a decade now. His experience includes writing for French website “Handnews” as well as “Hand Action” the magazine and the EHF Media Team. In this section, Kevin will try to take a deeper look into the sport he fell in love with when he was a teenager.
“Defending the title is a huge motivation”
By Kevin Domas At the moment, France are at the very top of women’s handball. Just a couple of years ago, the likes of Norway, Netherlands and Russia were among the first ones that came to mind when asked to name the favorites before the commencement of an international competition. Times have changed and it’s different now. After winning the …
“It still is a rocky road ahead”
By Kevin Domas Marie-Hélène Sajka is one of the revelations of the first part of the season in the DELO EHF Women’s Champions League. Four games into the tournament, the tall left-hander has already beaten her scoring record from two seasons ago. After playing for Toulon St. Cyr in 2018/19, she’s back in Metz and hungry for success. stregspiller.com talked …
“Winning the Champions League is a catalyst for growth for any club”
By Kevin Domas Over the course of the past fifteen years he has played for some of the biggest clubs – Ciudad Real, FC Barcelona and now Paris Saint-Germain. Meet Viran Morros, one of the world’s best defense players in the sport of handball. At age 35, he’s won almost every title there is, yet there are two more trophies …
“Montpellier is an opportunity I don’t want to waste”
By Kevin Domas If you were in Strasbourg for the pre-season Eurotournoi this past weekend, you could not have missed him among all the new signings of Montpellier. Even though there are seven of them, Hugo Descat stood out on left wing. All in all, he played ninety minutes (thirty in each game), scoring 18 goals and prompting team manager, …
“This event is a reward for all the hard work, we put in all season long”
By Kevin Domas INTERVIEW While she’s just 21 years of age, the (handball) life of Meline Nocandy has accelerated a great deal over the course of these past few months. Only two months ago, the Metz Handball player discovered what it’s like to play in the French national team, and this weekend she’s about to find out what it’s like …
“Everybody sees Györ as a favorite, but I disagree”
By Kevin Domas INTERVIEW Fred Bougeant knows a thing or two about the Women’s DELO EHF FINAL4. He was the first French coach to ever qualify a team for the event. Last season he did so with Russia’s top club, Rostov-Don. Although, he decided to return to France, last summer, to coach Nantes as well as the national team of …
“Today was a great game, but not good enough”
By Kevin Domas INTERVIEW You can score thirteen goals, play your best game ever in the VELUX EHF Champions League and still not lead your team to the FINAL4. That’s what PSG’s Nédim Rémili experienced on Sunday evening. The right-back delivered a spectacular performance against Kielce, finding the back of the net ten times in the second half alone. But, …