clapham_gull
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It does across Europe, millions. I find it completely unwatchable, but it's massive.
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[Other Sport] Handball Euro 2020
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It does across Europe, millions. I find it completely unwatchable, but it's massive.
Mexican Seagull
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And to Swanssamn - Hope that Denmark win the World Championship!!!! Ideally thrashing Sweden along the way!!!
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Yes I'm going to dispute that, just like in basketball you're not allowed to take more than three steps with the ball without bouncing it meaning its more out in the open than its not.
Its interesting that you see handball as a "small minority sport" when it is one of the most popular sports in Europe, far more popular than cricket. Its the second biggest sport in the biggest country in Europe (Germany), its the third most popular team sport in France after football and basket, in former Yugoslavia its the number 1-3 sport in every country, same in the Nordic countries.
Since handball is the far more popular sport on our continent, it does got decent coverage pretty much everywhere in Europe, just not in the UK.
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Fair enough, I believe you. As I said in a previous post, its pretty ****ing difficult to compare these sports..
Also fair enough. Not liking handball is very subjective, but at least acknowleding that it is (in Europe, and in the world if India didnt have a billion people) a very popular sport.
Hah. Wouldnt surprise me one bit. Sweden got a poor team currently, been doing surprisingly well so far. Denmark look strong.
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Fair enough, my incorrect assumption was that the zero coverage in this country was largely equated across the rest of the world. I didn't realise that it was actually quite popular, thats surprising.
I'm still not having it that its a more skilful sport than cricket though, but maybe we're comparing apples with oranges.
Back in 2012 the only tickets I got for the Olympics were for 2 Handball Q/F's - Spain vs France & Sweden vs Demark. They were brilliant. I'd never seen the game before at all but was instantly hooked. It was quick & skilful and the atmosphere was amazing, loads of fans from the 4 countries involved and it really was like being at the football with all the singing & cheering. Both games were won in the last few seconds which helped I guess.
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There was a commemorative 50p piece produced for the 2012 Olympics. Who knew?
Confess the design reminds me of the board game 'Escape from Colditz' when your mate playing as the German security officer played the 'Shoot to kill' card.
Confess the design reminds me of the board game 'Escape from Colditz' when your mate playing as the German security officer played the 'Shoot to kill' card.
GREASED WEASEL
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Well done Sweden
That'll keep the natives quiet for a while
Well until the rugby starts next week
BN41Albion
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I love NFL, as you seem to as well, but it's hardly a global sport.
Why so harsh on handball? It's huge on the continent. Just because it's not here there's no reason to belittle it. I quite like cricket too but can certainly see why it's not a global sport. Handball's a lot more fast pace for a start. Of course its extremely skillful too if you play at top level.
BN41Albion
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Out of interest, how big is handball in Sweden? Are we talking national sport kind of level? Congrats on making the final, anyway. Intriguing sport, all the more so for us as it's never taken off here
Sid in the Sharknado
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Apart from football, I don't think there are any genuinely global sports. Everything else is either popular in specific countries or regions (like handball or american sports) or only in former colonies or similar like cricket or rugby.
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In team sports among the common public.. 1 . football 2. floorball 3. ice hockey 4. handball
So not reallly "national sport". Only country where it is equal to football is Slovenia I think.
Too bad for the sports that its not big in the UK, UK may be the dead empire of Europe but when it comes to sport its very influental. To me its the best TV sport, very exciting, doesnt get the attention it deserves in the English speaking part however as its not very popular in England and the US (reasonable in Australia)l
Thanks - used to be our national pride, we kept pretty much the same team between 1988-2001 and won a bunch of titles but since then its been all France, Denmark and Germany,
Sid in the Sharknado
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Well done Sweden. Based on my one visit to each of those countries I hope you win.
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There was an interview with Jonty Rhodes (now Sweden national coach) on the cricinfo website the other day, which has some interesting remarks on coaching in general wedged into the middle of it: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/...-getting-them-to-the-ball-to-catch-it-1245585
BN41Albion
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Yeah, you're right. There really aren't any other genuinely global sports. Football really is the common language!
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Half time in the World Cup final, Sweden - Denmark 13-13. Very tight.
Second half starting now. UNTZ
http://www.hesgoal.com/news/72549/Denmark_vs_Sweden.html
Second half starting now. UNTZ
http://www.hesgoal.com/news/72549/Denmark_vs_Sweden.html
Mexican Seagull
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No great Danmark - oh det var Danmark........