Sascha Staat Unplugged

By Sascha Staat   What will the 2023/24 handball season in the Liqui Moly Handball Bundesliga (HBL) have in store for its fans? This past Wednesday the PIXUM Supercup match at the PSD Bank Dome in Duesseldorf between the HBL champions THW Kiel and the 2023 cup winners, Rhein Neckar Loewen, took center stage. As usual the organization of the …

by Sascha Staat   His club’s situation is similar to the one of Vardar Skopje in 2019. Back then, Igor Karacic celebrated a FINAL4 win.  Can he repeat the success with Industria Kielce? The Croatian champion looks forward to the match against  PSG Paris. On playing the FINAL4 yet again: “It’s the same nervous feeling. It’s a dream of every …

by Sascha Staat   Before the EHF Champions League FINAL4 semifinal, the 3rd best goal scorer of the competition, Kamil Syprzak (92 goals) looks forward to the match between Industria Kielce and PSG Paris. On facing his old nemesis Kielce and PSG’s tough season: “No, it’s not that special anymore. I remember a few years ago when I was still …

by Sascha Staat   Ahead of the EHF Champions League first semifinal, on Saturday, line player, Ludovic Fabregas, appreciates the strengths of SC Magdeburg and explains why Barcelona will enter the final round of handball as favorites, once again. On being a regular in Cologne: “It’s different because now it’s another season. Our team has changed before this FINAL4 and …

by Sascha Staat   Norwegian international, Christian O’Sullivan, joined SC Magdeburg in 2016 and in 2023 he will compete in his first EHF Champions League FINAL4 semifinal against FC Barcelona.  Before the match, he weighs his team’s options. On playing the EHF Champions League FINAL4 for the first time: COS:  “It is something special. You can just see that with …

by Sascha Staat   Tess Wester will be back on the court after becoming a mom for the first time. In the summer 2023 she will join Borussia Dortmund and follow in the footsteps of compatriot Yara ten Holte. In this exclusive interview with stregspiller.com she talks about the reasons and her expectations. The first question is rather simple – …

by Sascha Staat   Trine Ostergaard looks back at one of the most successful periods in her career, winning titles and medals, with her club and national team respectively.  In the interview, she talks about the record setting affair at Copenhagen’s Royal Arena (8.157 spectators witnessed the game against Sweden – a new high watermark for a friendly match in …

von Sascha Staat   Goalkeeper Evelina Eriksson has seen a lot in handball as a two-time EHF Champions League winner with Vipers Kristiansand, yet she’s eager to win more with the national team and her club After the loss against Denmark on Tuesday night at Copenhagen’s Royal Arena, the Swedish international not only talked about the game, but the upcoming …