Best Bengt Podcasts (2026)

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#87 The handball team that ruled the world 👑

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Which national team is the best there ever was? After Stefan Lövgren joined us to talk about the Bengan Boys, our hosting squad Martin Vilstrup, Víctor Tomàs and Bengt Kunkel grabbed Kentin Mahé to talk about their successors. The French national team "Les Experts", led by Nikola Karabatic, won everything there is to win in the handball world. Worl…

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#86 Bjarte Myrhol, how important are line players today?

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Bjarte Myrhol was one of the best line players in the world. After retiring in 2022, he now coaches Norwegian first division club IL Runar Sandefjord and took his time to talk about his outstanding career, the life after handball and his projects that keep him busy these days. Thanks for the inspiring talk, Bjarte!…

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#85 The next big form of handball? 🤔 1:02:42

1M ago1:02:42

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Joyce van Haaster is an inspiration. At the age of 24 she got a tumor dagnosis and had a surviving chance of 10%. She took those 10% by the tail and went on to become one of the best wheelchair handball players of the world. Before the upcoming wheelchair handball EURO she took her time to talk to our hosts Andrea Lekić, Bengt Kunkel and Víctor Tom…

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#84 Why did Andrea Lekic leave Györ? 🤔 1:08:58

2M ago1:08:58

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Andrea Lekic shaped the modern game. 1,073 goals in the EHF Champions League Women, multiple projects and countless titles in her pocket. We are happy to introduce Leki into our hosting squad and do that with an episode all about the queen herself. Find out why she left Györ, her hardest moments in her career and if there's anything she would have …

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#83 The BEST national team ever? 🤔 1:06:13

2M ago1:06:13

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The glorious 90's. Especially in Sweden they were glorious, winning almost everything there is in handball. But how does 90's superstar Stefan Lövgren feel about the one blind spot in the swedish CV - the missing gold medal from the Olympics? Our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel had a look at the possibly best national team ther…

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Més que un club: The Barça Legacy - with David Barrufet 1:00:16

3M ago1:00:16

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By [email protected] (EHF Home of Handball)

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Can an American Football player qualify for the Olympics in handball? 🤔 1:04:33

4M ago1:04:33

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Lewis Howes is the definition of big dreams. After having learned about handball at the 2008 Olympics he knew instantly: He wants to represent the USA at the Olympics in that sport. How is he trying to achieve this? How can the growing American handball bubble profit from the Olympic tournament? With our hosts Bengt Kunkel and Víctor Tomàs Lewis ta…

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#80 Bob Hanning - The man that put Berlin on top of Germany 😍 32:51

5M ago32:51

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Bob Hanning truly is one of a kind. With pure mindset, dedication, hard work and a vision he brought Füchse Berlin not just back into the Machineseeker EHF Champions League, but won the first ever Bundesliga-title with Füchse Berlin. In our Podcast he talks with our hosts Víctor Tomàs and Bengt Kunkel about Berlin's path to glory, his philosophy of…

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#79 Love it or hate it? The rule that changed handball 👀 19:07

5M ago19:07

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It is one of the most debated rules in handball. Since 2016 teams are allowed to change the goalkeeper for a field player without further notice. Víctor Tomàs: "It's the rule that made handball evolve." Together with the Spain legend our hosts Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the rule. What's your opinion…

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#78 How the smaller nations conquer European Handball 😍📈 28:20

6M ago28:20

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The past years have been putting some new faces to the biggest stages in Europe. The Faroe Islands have shown what they are capable of, Austria was just one point away of an EHF EURO semi-final and Italy lately set new landmarks for the future. Our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel have a look at the rise of the smaller nations a…

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Live from the Media call @ Truckscout24 EHF FINAL4! 2:01:27

7M ago2:01:27

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We were live at the media call in Cologne for the Truckscout24 EHF FINAL4 Women and talked to players like Dika Mem, Mathias Gidsel, Melvyn Richardson, Aymeric Minne, Philipp Weber and more! Check out the amazing show and get you first impressions of the weekend!By [email protected] (EHF Home of Handball)

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#76 Berlin for gold in Cologne? 😍 1:06:06

7M ago1:06:06

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Cologne casts its shadow ahead! Barca, Nantes, Magdeburg and Berlin will be fighting for the gold medal around their neck, time for our hosts Martin Vilstrup, Bengt Kunkel and Víctor Tomàs to look out for what's awaiting us at the Truckscout24 EHF FINAL4 2025. What do you think? Who's taking home the trophy?…

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Live from the Media Call @ EHF FINAL4 Women! 2:05:58

7M ago2:05:58

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We were live at the media call in Budapest for the EHF FINAL4 Women and talked to players like Anne Mette Hansen, Line Haugsted, Mette Tranborg, Petra Vamos, Maren Aardahl, Kari Brattset Dale and more! Check out the amazin show and get you first impressions of the weekend!By Home of Handball

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Road to Budapest GLORY 🏆 EHF FINAL4 preview with Jana Knedlikova 1:06:45

7M ago1:06:45

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It's finally here! Esbjerg, Györ, Metz and Odense are going to Budapest and will play for the most prestigeous trophy in women's club handball. It's Champions League final time! Our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Bengt Kunkel and Martin Vilstrup invited EHF Champions League legend Jana Knedlíková to analyze the upcoming tournament in Budapest. We are stoked! …

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#73 Can Montpellier dethrone Germany? 😱 EHF Finals Preview 57:05

8M ago57:05

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Hamburg is calling, and we are answering. The Maschinensucher EHF Finals are around the corner with three contestants from Germany and Montpellier as the only non-German participant. Our hosts Víctor Tomàs and Bengt Kunkel preview this weekend's EHF Finals action, recap the teams seasons and give their predictions. What do you think, who is taking …

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What will Women's handball look like in 2030? 1:00:49

8M ago1:00:49

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A special episode from the sides of the EHF Women's competition conference 2025. Together, they represent eight EHF Champions League titles, numerous All-star Team awards and multiple national team achievements — Nerea Pena, Andrea Lekic, Ana Gros, Anja Althaus and Jovanka Radicevic are the perfect fit to discuss all things women’s handball, which …

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#72 Will Barça be dethroned? 😱👑 with Iker Romero 1:15:55

8M ago1:15:55

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It's not just time to talk handball again, it's time to look at THE event of the year! Cologne is casting it's shadow ahead and we invited nobody less than Iker Romero into this week's podcast to look at the four participants who will be giving it their all to raise the trophy of the Machineseeker EHF Champions League this year. Our hosts Víctor To…

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The BEST part of the season 😍 | EHF Finals Women preview #71 56:37

8M ago56:37

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It's finally here, the best part of the season! The EHF FINALS in Graz mark the first of the final tournaments in the EHF competitions and to kick off the action, our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel invited players of all four clubs, One Vegué (HSG Blomberg-Lippe), Stine Skøgrand (Ikast Håndbold), Nadia Offendal (JDA Gourgogne …

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#70 Two games to Cologne 👀 1:13:36

9M ago1:13:36

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Quarter finals, baby. We know our 8 quarter finalists who will fight for their ticket to cologne. With SC Magdeburg and Füchse Berlin two german teams are in the hunt for a spot in the semi finals, and Nikola Portner and Tim Freihöfer talked with our hosts about their ambitions this season, share personal stories about their career and the upcoming…

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PSG's toughest task?! 🫣 | The Spin: We Talk handball | Podcast #69 57:42

9M ago57:42

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The Play-Offs are around the corner in the Machineseeker EHF Champions League. Intense matches await us with PSG traveling to Szeged, Magdeburg goes to Romania, Berlin faces Kielce and Plock takes it up on Nantes. Our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel look out on this round's clashes and predict their quarterfinalists. What do yo…

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#68 Stine's time has come 🥺 1:11:29

10M ago1:11:29

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Stine Oftedal-Dahmke is one of handball's greatest. The 5x European champion, 3x World champion and Olympic winner retired after the summer of her life and gives insights into why she stepped off the big stage as a starter for Györ and the Norwegian national team. Our hosts recap her career together with Stine, talk about her plans in the future an…

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#67 The crazy journey of Filip Glavaš 🏆🇭🇷 1:01:31

10M ago1:01:31

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The Machineseeker EHF Champions League goes into the final stage of the tournament. Zagreb, Kielce and Kolstad are fighting for the last available spot in Group B, while Barca seems secured in the semi final. We invited Croatian shooting star Filip Glavaš to talk about the current situation of his team HC Zagreb, as well as about his silver medal w…

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#66 Farewell, Dule 🥺 with Luka Stepancic 1:06:28

11M ago1:06:28

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One of the all-time-greats leaves the international stage. Domagoj Duvnjak bids farewell to the croatian national team and his former team mate Luka Stepancic honours him for the past almost twenty years. Furthermore he talks about his comeback to Europe, the IHF World Championship and his personal career. Our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Martin Vilstrup an…

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#65 Who can stop Denmark? 👀 with Ljubomir Vranjes 1:09:18

11M ago1:09:18

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Denmark is in the hunt for a 4-peat. So far the reigning went flawlessly through the IHF World Championship, but so are Portugal and France. Our Hosts Víctor Tomàs, Bengt Kunkel and Martin Vilstrup invited Flensburg's sports director and handball legend Ljubomir Vranjes to talk about the World Championship, his personal career and this season's goa…

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#64 Can Metz go all the way? 🧐 with Anne Mette Hansen 1:14:13

12M ago1:14:13

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We are back! And we're back with a bang. The 2025 handball season opens with the EHF Champions League Women and the IHF World Championship. On the women's side we grabbed a key player of THE team to beat: Metz Handball's Anne Mette Hansen joined our hosts Martin Vilstrup, Víctor Tomàs and Bengt Kunkel to talk about her phenomenal season, recap the …

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#63 Stefan Kretzschmar about handball, life & love 55:44

1y ago55:44

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What hasn't Stefan Kretzschmar done? One of the most famous German handball players ever had an outstanding career as a left wing, even though one of the biggest clubs in the world wanted to sign him on a different position. He hosted shows along his career for TV- and radio stations, played a major role for the German national team and went on to …

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#62 Media Call from Vienna 1:57:12

1y ago1:57:12

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Hello from Vienna! Our hosts Ana Gros, Andrea Lekic and Bengt Kunkel invited players from all the semi finalists before the final day to an interview to talk about the upcoming tasks, heavy bones from yesterday and their favourite music artists. A colourful mix with a lot of laughs, emotions and legends. Katrine Lunde, Estelle Nze Minko and Anna Kr…

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#61 Who is taking the EURO crown? 43:59

1y ago43:59

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Vote for your All Star Team presented by LIDL in the official Home of Handball App now! The Main Round is done. Our four semifinalists Norway, Denmark, France and Hungary are battling for the european throne, as our hosts Ana Gros, Andrea Lekic and Bengt Kunkel discuss about potential outcomes of this year's edition of the Women's EHF EURO. Who do …

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#60 One more step to Vienna 😍 31:27

1y ago31:27

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Join our league "The Spin" in the Match Predictor powered by Gorenje in the official Home of Handball App -- https://bit.ly/thespin_predict Halfway through the Main Round we see some surprising standings at the Women's EHF EURO 2024. Hungary is on their way to Vienna and just need to do their homework, whereas the Netherlands and Denmark might figh…

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#59 On to the Main Round! 💪🏽 37:54

1y ago37:54

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Here we go: The Main Round of the WOmen's EHF EURO 2024 is just around the corner. 12 teams have to go home, 12 teams remain in the tournament and fight for the rare semi-final spots. Who can make it? Our hosts Martin Vilstrup, Bengt Kunkel and Víctor Tomàs analyze the latest results and have a look at the Main Round.…

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#58 Hungary is ready for MEDALS! 🏅🤩 29:00

1y ago29:00

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Join our league "The Spin" in the Match Predictor powered by Gorenje in the official Home of Handball App. Two matches are played in the Preliminary round of the Women's EHF EURO 2024 and we saw the first surprises. Hungary took down Sweden by 7 goals and is a contender for a deep tournament run, while Germany are struggling. Our hosts Ana Gros, Ví…

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#57 Edwige: "FRANCE is FLAWLESS" 👀 56:45

1y ago56:45

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Join our League in the Match Predictor powered by Gorenje and win an official matchball signed by your favourite team -- https://bit.ly/thespin_predict The Women's EHF EURO 2024 is here, and so is our lookout for the groups B, D and F. Together with former french line player Beatrice Edwige our hosts Andrea Lekic and Bengt Kunkel are looking at the…

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#56 The Women's EHF EURO 2024 is here 😍 with Jovanka Radicevic 47:56

1y ago47:56

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Join our League in the Match Predictor powered by Gorenje and win an official matchball signed by your favourite team -> https://bit.ly/thespin_predict The biggest tournament this winter is here. The Women's EHF EURO 2024 has some exciting stories to tell: Norway starts its adventure without Nora Mørk and Stine Oftedal, France has high hopes of ret…

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#55 Mario Šoštarič: the Croatian awakening! 👀 1:04:57

1y ago1:04:57

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Mario Sostaric is performing on his best level yet again. After 7 matches he is at the 2nd spot of the Machineseeker EHF Champions League top scorer list, leading his Team OTP Bank-Pick Szeged to a 3rd spot in the group of death. How far is the journey going for the maybe THE dark horse of the year? Together with our hosts Victor Tomàs and Bengt Ku…

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#54 THE DARK HORSE on the road to Cologne 🐎🤩 50:57

1y ago50:57

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The Machineseeker EHF Champions League is halfway through the Group Phase. While PSG recovered from a bumpy start into the season, Szeged remains on course for some surprises. Veszprem celebrates the return of a former hero, while Henni Reistad is on her way to break historic records! What a season it already is 😍…

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#53 Aalborg's injuries piling up & Europe's best player! 😍 1:03:11

1y ago1:03:11

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The first winner of this year's EHF Excellence Awards is official! And we surprised him with the news in the Podcast. Ricardo Castro is Europe's number one when it comes down to the beach. Freshly arrived straight from Porto Santo he talks about his victorious run for gold with Leça, where he was awarded the best goalkeeper. Furthermore our hosts V…

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#52 Gabi Moreschi is hungry for titles! 🤩 1:09:13

1y ago1:09:13

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It was one of THE transfers of the summer. Gabriela Moreschi left Germany to go and play for CSM Bucuresti and for big ambitions. In the first episode of the new season of our Podcast "The Spin: We talk handball" she talks about her move back to Romania, her time in Germany, as well as her career and ambitions with club and country. Of course our h…

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#51 Beach Handballs greatest: Martin Vilstrup 👑 36:59

1+ y ago36:59

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Martin Vilstrup is THE face of Beach Handball. Our fellow Dane is well known for his activities on the beach all around the globe, as he travels from tournament to tournament with club and country. But how did it all begin? Together with host Bengt Kunkel he recaps his career, looks at his first steps in the sand and talks about the people who insp…

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#50 Why did Víctor Tomàs never leave Barca? 👀 24:37

1+ y ago24:37

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Víctor Tomàs is Barcelona. Throughout his entire career he never left Barca, even captained his team to the Champions League trophy in 2015. In our podcast he recaps his career, thinks about some highlights and can't stop smiling, as he talks about the highlights of his magnificent handball life with our hosts Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel.…

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#49 The GOAT Nikola Karabatic says farewell 😢 18:25

1+ y ago18:25

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It's time to say goodbye to one of the greatest to ever touch the ball. Nikola Karabatic played his last match of professional handball ever. Our hosts Martin Vilstrup, Bengt Kunkel and Víctor Tomàs recap his career and look at an outstanding player and his achievements.By [email protected] (EHF Home of Handball)

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#48 Dominik Klein's TRUE Love 😍 30:45

1+ y ago30:45

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Dominik Klein is one of Germany's greatest ever. While talking with our hosts Bengt Kunkel and his former rival Víctor Tomàs one can really feel his passion and love for the sport. He relives his career, talks about his transfer to Nantes and shares some great memories. Enjoy the Episode with Mini!By [email protected] (EHF Home of Handball)

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#47 The goalkeeper whisperer: Mattias Andersson 🤾🏻 25:46

1+ y ago25:46

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Mattias Andersson looks back on an exciting career. Winning the Champions League was one of his career highlights, but in our Podcast he talks together with our hosts Bengt Kunkel and Victor Tomas about his legendary teammates like Henning Fritz and Thierry Omeyer, but about derbies between Kiel and Flensburg from both perspectives, his life as a c…

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#46 Last Dance at the Olympics 👑 22:54

1+ y ago22:54

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It is one of the most exciting tournaments in the world: The Olympic games. Apart from the excitement of the best teams in the world fighting for medals, this year's edition features the farewell of two legends of the game: Nikola Karabatic and Mikkel Hansen. Having played the EURO final in January against each other, they are looking to face one a…

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#45 Scandinavian Supremacy - what's the secret? 43:53

1+ y ago43:53

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No matter where you look, Scandinavia is everywhere in the handball world. In every top team's history you will find big scandinavian names, every top competition is getting better with the teams from Denmark, Sweden etc. Where is the scandinavian supremacy coming from? Our host Bengt Kunkel talked with danish beach handball legend Martin Vilstrup …

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#44 How I ended up at Barca twice: Konstantin Igropulo 20:33

1+ y ago20:33

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Konstantin Igropulo is well known in the handball world. As one of the best ever, as Champions League winner, as a party animal, and as Co-Trainer of Barca. Before winning the Machineseeker EHF Champions League this year our host Bengt Kunkel talked with him about his career, his step to Barca and the good old partying days.…

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#43 The beauty at the Beach: Beach Handball 31:17

1+ y ago31:17

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It's beach time! The indoor season is over, the beach is open. Time to have a look at our favourite summer activity: Beach Handball! Martin Vilstrup, danish Beach Handball legend, Anja Althaus, coaching staff member of the North Macedonia Beach Handball national team, and Bengt Kunkel talk about the beach season, Beach Handball as a sport and every…

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#42 The Best of the Best 👑 1:04:27

1+ y ago1:04:27

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That's it! The season 2023/24 is in the books with Györ and Barca being back on top. Our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Bengt Kunkel and Martin Vilstrup wrap up the season, look back on the Truckscout24 EHF FINAL4 in Cologne and the EHF FINAL4 in Budapest, before they present their teams for the Excellence Awards. You can still vote yours in the Home of Handb…

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#41 Mem + Richardson = CL title 🏆👑 36:03

1+ y ago36:03

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It's done! Barca are the new kings of Europe, and Mem breaks down in tears as he lifts the trophy as a captain of Barca. Straight after the final whistle and the trophy ceremony our hosts Dominik Klein, Bengt Kunkel, Dennis Baier and Iker Romero are analyzing Barcas triumph, recap the great performance of all time great Mikkel Hansen and talk about…

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#40 Media Call from Cologne 2:11:50

1+ y ago2:11:50

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Cologne - are you ready for one last highlight this season?! Magdeburg, Aalborg, Kiel and Barca definitely are - and our hosts Marcio Menino and Bengt Kunkel Talk with all 4 teams about their ups and downs this season, the upcoming highlight in cologne and their hopes and dreams. Tune in and get prepared for the best weekend this year! 05:00 Aalbor…

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#39 The Queens of Europe 28:40

1+ y ago28:40

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Right after the final our hosts Martin Vilstrup, Víctor Tomàs, Anja Althaus and Bengt Kunkel analyzed the final of the EHF Champions League women and had a talk with Xenia Smits, Ana Gros and Silje Solberg. Budapest is over, let's go to Cologne!By [email protected] (EHF Home of Handball)