Welcome to “Peter Bruun’s Corner”. Peter is a Danish freelance journalist since 1999 with 14 years of radio experience including live reports covering the sport of handball as well as football.
He currently writes for UEFA, EHF, Press Association, and Handball Woche to name a few. In this new section, Peter will share his thoughts and insights into the world of handball.
By Peter Bruun Match of the Week – Champions League (W) Round 5 Group C – Gyor Audi ETO KC vs HC Vardar 28:27 (14:17) Before the Match Both teams were under meaningful pressure to secure valuable points for the tournament’s Main Round after they both suffered defeats at home earlier in the competition. Vardar was also seeking to revenge …
Yes it can! If you spend it right! By Peter Bruun “Money can´t buy me love” sang The Beatles in 1964. Twenty-five years earlier, in the immortal film “Gone With The Wind”, Rhett Butler said “…but it can buy you a very fine copy!” Probably, both statements are still correct, but in sport, a copy will not do. So …
…said Jan Pytlick during a time-out in the second half of the match between FC Midtjylland and his club, ZRK Vardar. A statement no entirely free of irony given the fact that his team was leading by six goals while the squad from his Danish home country had just scored their third point, deep into the second period. Helle Thomsen’s …
Trick-or-Treating is a Halloween custom in many countries on October 31 of each year. Children in costumes travel from house to house asking for treats such as candy with the phrase “Trick-or-Treat”. The “trick” is the usually (idle) threat to perform mischief on the homeowner if no treat is given. This past Halloween weekend saw plenty of “tricking” and much …
In the second round of the 2015/16 Women’s Champions League, Larvik bounced back with a convincing performance in Baia Mare. Nine goals from each of the Mørk twins, Nora and Thea, assured Larvik of much needed points. Only 48 hrs. later Denmark’s FC Midtjylland celebrated a surprise victory against the All-Star team from Gyor. Isabelle Gullden enjoyed a victorious “Home …
Playing against her former teammates from FC Midtjylland will be an emotional experience for current Gyor player Nycke Groot. By Peter Bruun For one of the players on the court of Gyor’s Audi Arena it will be a particularly special experience, when the two Ukrainian referees Tetyana Rakytina and Iryna Tkachuk blow the whistle for the start of the Champions …
Two or three teams appear like the most obvious favorites to win the Women´s Champions League, but the number of contenders is bigger than usual. By Peter Bruun Friday of this week marks the start of the Women´s EHF Champions League group phase. At first sight, the whole tournament looks more balanced than so many times before, but of course, …
35-year-old Rikke Skov makes no secret of the fact that Denmark´s new national coach Klavs Bruun Jørgensen has played a great role in her decision to return to the team. By Peter Bruun Denmark´s two EURO’16 qualifiers against Turkey and Portugal last week were Rikke Skov´s first competitive matches with the national team since the London Olympics in 2012. Actually, …
“I have drawn a line in the sand, and everyone has crossed that line, so now we can look forward,” CSM Bucuresti´s new coach tells stregspiller.com in this exclusive interview. By Peter Bruun Many people in the handball word asked themselves – and each other – if Kim Rasmussen really gave himself a late birthday present when he signed on …
Why is it that handball players- and coaches at the international top level are always so much easier to approach than footballers, for instance? By Peter Bruun “You almost need security clearance from the intelligence service to get a comment from a Danish football international these days,” was the ironic comment from a colleague following an international match of the …