By J. Schuetz BUDAPEST – The dust has settled and the four contestants for a final round of handball at the EHF EURO 2022 are determined. France and Denmark (top 2 in Group 1) will meet Sweden and Spain (top 2 in Group 2) on Friday at the MVM Dome in Budapest; 5th place will be decided between Norway …
By J. Schuetz INTERVIEW – It’s almost here – the final weekend of the EHF EURO 2022. Group 2 already settled the score. Spain and Sweden will make the move from Bratislava to Budapest and play for precious metal, while Norway missed to make the final cut. The men of head coach, Christian Berge, will also travel to the …
By J. Schuetz OPINION – Halfway through EURO 2022 the news of the fast spreading Corona virus among the remaining teams in the competition have become exhausting. Almost on an a hourly basis new names of players and coaches appear on the quarantine list. The individuals affected have to immediately isolate and stay in their room for at least …
EURO 2022 Hungary / Slovakia Interview: Kay Smits (Netherlands) By J. Schuetz The 2022 European championships have turned into a historic event for the Dutch men’s national handball team. After two wins in the preliminary round of the competition, the crew of head coach, Erlingur Richardsson, have advanced to the next stage of the tournament. One of the …
EURO 2022 Hungary / Slovakia Interview: Aron Palmarsson and Bjorgvin Gustavsson By J. Schuetz It’s been a while since Iceland showed up as a medal contender at a European championship. Back in 2010 was the one and only time (so far) the team from the North won precious metal. In Austria, coach Gudmundur Gudmundsson led his squad to a …
DELO EHF Champions League 2021/22 Gyoer AUDI ETO vs. Metz HB 39:30 (20:14) By J. Schuetz Before the Match For both teams it was the first EHF Champions League match in 2022 as the earlier round in January was cancelled for both clubs because of the ongoing repercussions of the Covid pandemic. Gyoer would have to do without goalkeeper …
EURO 2022 – Croatia vs. France vs Norway 22:27 (11:13) By J. Schuetz Before the Game The current Covid virus variant, hygiene concepts and an ever increasing number of infected players dominated the weeks and days before the opening round at EURO 2022. Croatia and France were affected as well. While Nikola Karabatic (France) recovered in time to be …
By J. Schuetz Just a week ago the 25th IHF Women’s World Championship came to a close with Norway winning their fourth title after a tense and most entertaining final against the reigning Olympic champions from France. Already during the early rounds of the tournament much of the discussion and analysis had focused on the expanded format of this …
VIDEO: Having won Norway’s fourth Women’s World Championship, Stine Oftedal and Henny Reistad share their feelings on what happened in that incredible second half against France, which saw them win 29:22 in the final of Spain 2021.
Spain 2021 Final – France vs Norway 22:29 (16:12) By Chris O’Reilly Before the Game A final pairing which has become a contemporary classic. They meet in the world final for the fourth time in history – Norway won two, at Denmark/Norway 1999 and at Brazil 2011, while France claimed the title at Germany 2017. They also met in …
