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 😍

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 Víctor Tomàs, Martin Vilstrup and Bengt Kunkel have a look at the Champions League action, where some favourites seem to be struggling.

00:00 Intro

04:00 Ricardo Castro

38:00 Machineseeker EHF Champions League

51:00 EHFCL Women

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 hosts Martin Vilstrup, Víctor Tomàs and Bengt Kunkel have a lookout at the season, talk about the favourites, some tough starts into the season and predict their winners of the Champions League on the Men's and Women's side. Welcome back to The Spin!

00:00 Intro

06:00 Machineseeker EHF Champions League

27:30 Gabriela Moreschi

55:00 EHF Champions League Women

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 inspired and formed him.

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.

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.

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!

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 coach and some memories between him and Victor.