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On this week’s episode we discuss two handball miracles: The remarkable showing of the Faroe Islands (population 52K) at the European Championships and the great handball atmosphere at the Great Britain-Kosovo Euro 2026 qualification match in Derby, England. Here’s a rundown of the show and some links to the topics we discussed.
- Faroe Island’s Men’s National Team (Wikipedia): Link
- John’s “Iceland Strategy” commentaries: (Part 1; Part 2)
- (Un)Informed Handball Hour podcast on the Faroe Islands: Link
- John’s commentary that compares the Faroe Island’s challenges with the current US team (which is sort of like a geographically dispersed Faroe Islands): Link
- The Final Season (a movie about Norway, Iowa’s baseball team): Link
- Jóhan Hansen: Right Wing from the the Faroe Islands that now plays Denmark: Link
- ehfTV video of the Great Britain – Kosovo match: Link
- Daily Oklahoman article about Chris Havlicek trying out for handball mentions the USA – Brazil match and the USA women playing Iceland in 1996: Link
- Article on the USA – Drammen match that was part of the USA Men’s training camp in Norway: Link
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