The Spin: We talk handball

The crunchtime of the EHF Champions League is here. As the men are aiming for Cologne and the women set sails for Budapest it's time for a power ranking! Who impressed the most in the group phase and who disappointed? Our hosts Víctor Tomàs, Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel dive deep into this season and want to have a guess: Who is leading the race? Can Barca be stopped? And where is the biggest upset potential? What do you think, who will lift the trophy in the end? Let us know in the comments! 🍿

The Talant era is here! France announced their new head coach, as Talant Dujshebaev takes over the national team duties from Guillaume Gille. Can the second foreign national team coach ever regain the French dominance? Our hosts Bengt Kunkel, Martin Vilstrup and Víctor Tomàs look at the storied career of Talant Dujshebaev, his successes and his personality - one of the greatest ever to enter the handball stage.

Asun Batista is the best beach handball player in the world as she got elected beach handball player of the year 2025 and received her second excellence award. In a very open and emotional podcast with her fellow countryman Víctor Tomàs and our host Bengt Kunkel she talks about her career choices, setbacks, her biggest achievements and current challenges for herself and the sport in general. Enjoy a very honest episode and look forward to the summer on the beach!

How do the Faroe Islands – a nation smaller than many cities – build a competitive handball team that challenges Europe’s elite? What is the “open-Hall” principle and how does it shape an entire generation of fearless players? And what did the EHF EURO 2026 journey mean for a country where handball is more than just a sport?

Our hosts Andrea Lekić and Bengt Kunkel sat down with right wing Hákun West av Teigum to talk about the Faroese handball miracle. From grassroots philosophy to the biggest stage in European handball, this is the story of belief, community and boldness. How far can a nation of 50,000 really go?

After a long wait and fight, Denmark has made it. In an exciting final against Germany they had the right approach despite all the injuries they carried throughout the tournament. In our final podcast episode for the EHF EURO 2026 our hosts Victor Tomas, Andrea Lekic and Bengt Kunkel recap the final and the EURO.