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Best handball shoes for goalkeepers: six models for how you play
In goal, a shoe is tested in movements that have little to do with a fast-break sprint. Six models to consider depending on how you move under the posts and what to check before buying.
Veszprém beat Barça at the Club World Championship by playing like Barça
Veszprém beat Barça 42-33 in the 2026 Club World Championship final in Egypt and take the world title from it, with a decisive Emil Nielsen between the posts against his former team and the first Blaugrana defeat in more than a year.
Liftados #17: the third season kicks off. What is Spanish handball missing?
Gorka Cabañas and Dani Cabado kick off Liftados' third season on their own, with no guest: criticism of Spanish handball, a new format with fixed sections, the Stratio Sport hoodie, the debate on Barça's dominance in Asobal and the toughest seven in handball.
Handball shoe deals: up to 40% off at Forum Sport
Forum Sport has cut the price of twelve court shoes with discounts of between 24% and 40%, from 41.99 euros. We have reviewed every deal with a coach's eye: which models are genuinely for handball, which prioritise jumping and only suit some cases, and which you can skip.
Wearables in handball: science versus marketing
GPS watches and local positioning systems are already routine in half of the German Bundesliga. In Spain, most ASOBAL clubs still train by eye. Three 2026 studies explain why that gap matters less than the brands claim, and more than the sceptics think.
Spain crowned wheelchair handball world champions for the first time in their history
Spain have made history: the national wheelchair handball team became world champions for the first time on Sunday, coming back against Japan in the final played in Granollers.
Training load in handball: the distribution is what fails
The calendar of elite handball no longer gives any respite, and the usual response from coaching staffs has been to monitor total workload. Two 2026 studies say they are looking at the wrong figure: what matters is how uneven the load is between players of the same team.
Handball Shoes and Injuries: What the Science Says
Brands sell foam promising "less stress on the knee". The German ACL registry in professional handball (5,320 players, seven seasons) points elsewhere: neuromuscular training, not footwear.
Handball shoes for players over 90 kg
I have spent years watching the same mistake on the court: a pivot of over 90 kilos wearing the same shoe as a 74-kilo wing. Physics doesn't forgive that simplification, and knees and ankles are what end up paying the bill.
ASOBAL TV launches in Spain: how Europe splits handball's television rights
ASOBAL TV now broadcasts all the matches of the ASOBAL League. We analyse why it is born after the closure of LaLiga+ and which television rights model each major European handball league has chosen: France, Germany, Denmark, Poland and the EHF Champions League.
How much does a professional handball player earn? The huge pay gap dividing the best handball in the world
An investigation into professional men's handball salaries: from Mathias Gidsel's roughly €600,000 a year to a median salary of €5,000 gross per month in the French Starligue, or the minimum wage as the agreed floor in the Spanish ASOBAL.
This summer's handball transfer market so far
Barça, Bidasoa, the newly promoted sides, the Liga Guerreras and the European circuit: we run through the officially confirmed signings for the 2026-27 season, with a link to the full file on each move in Fichajes Handball.
Forearm Resistance: The Key to Throwing Harder
A 2025 Norwegian study shows that six weeks of wearable weight on the forearm improve throwing speed without touching the weight room. What the evidence says and how to apply it this pre-season.
Resin in handball: I think it's not needed, as long as the ball does its job
In Galicia they pay a Portuguese company to clean resin. In Asturias municipal technicians no longer know what to do. There are IHF-approved balls that give grip without resin. The debate has a technical answer, not an ideological one.
Handball shoes: why more grip is not better
A 2026 study on the Partille Cup (17,034 players) and the biomechanical evidence of the last decade point the same way: the maximum grip brands sell may be part of the injury problem, not the solution.
Handball shoes: traction is not enough
A biomechanical study published in Sports Biomechanics shows for the first time, with real data, that the shoe-court interface is a key factor in the ankle sprain mechanism. The market keeps selling grip without solving the problem.
Summer handball camps: why they work (and why they keep growing)
Dani Cabado, coach and collaborator of the Campus Uribe, the TARE and the Basque Federation's Akademia, explains why summer is the best time to learn handball and how camps have become a real source of income for players and clubs.
Deciding without thinking: the keys to my youth handball method
Head coach of the Euskadi Infantil Women's selection and coach at Balonmano Muskiz, Gorka Cabañas opens his notebooks and explains the basis of his method: training decision-making until the right decision comes on its own, a DNA of defending and running, and physical and coordination work —starting with running technique— from a very young age.
"I had 1 player in summer. Now I have 8." The off season that is changing handball
A strength and conditioning coach for the Euskadi national team went from having one handball player in summer to eight in three years. What is starting to happen in gyms this July and August.
The best handball shoe deals at WePlay Handball: up to 45% off
Kempa Kourtfly at 45% off, adidas Crazyflight W at 40%, ASICS Sky Elite MT3 at 25%... We have selected the 10 best current discounts at Europe's biggest online handball specialist.
Best cheap handball shoes of 2026: real quality for under €80
You don't need to spend €150 to play well. These are the handball shoes that have surprised me most under €80 in 2026: analysed, tested and filtered by value for money.
Antonio Serradilla on Liftados: the "Llorente of handball", Montequinto and the total about-turn with Magdeburg
Antonio Serradilla stops by Liftados and leaves one of those episodes that mix elite handball, biohacking, youth development and the European market. You can now enjoy the full episode.
Barça conquer Cologne: European champions for the thirteenth time
FC Barcelona beat Füchse Berlin 37-34 and win their thirteenth Champions League. Full report of the 2026 FINAL4 final: control from the start, a colossal Nielsen and Carlos Ortega as the most decorated coach in history.
Barça 37-32 Aalborg: the player-by-player analysis of the FINAL4 semi-final
Emil Nielsen, Aleix Gómez, N'Guessan, Frade, Makuc, Janc... We dissect the statistics of every Barça player in the semi-final against Aalborg: who showed up, when and why they won in extra time.
Cologne passes sentence: Barça survives the abyss and Berlin dethrones the champion
Two semi-finals, a dethroned champion and a heart-stopping extra time. Full report of the 2026 FINAL4: Füchse 40-35 Magdeburg and Barça 37-32 Aalborg, with analysis and the view of Dani Cabado.
Mizuno wants to conquer handball: Creative Burst, the pack that changes the colour of the court
Five models, five profiles, one collection with plenty of substance. We analyse Mizuno's Creative Burst pack: what each shoe offers, which player it is designed for and why Mizuno is serious about handball.
What the ASOBAL League Must Do to Truly Resemble France or Germany
Spain has players, coaches and tradition. What it doesn't have is a league that is strong in economic and commercial terms. An analysis of everything that separates ASOBAL from France and Germany, with data, proposals and a direct opinion.
The Problem Spanish Women's Handball Can No Longer Dodge: We Are Not in the Champions League or in the Clubs That Decide Europe
The 2026 Women's Final Four confirms a worrying gap: Spain trains talent, but now almost doesn't appear in the clubs and matches where Europe is decided.
The cathedrals of Spanish youth handball: from Barça to Dominicos, Aula Valladolid, Granollers, Montequinto and the clubs that make talent without making noise
From Barça to Dominicos, Aula Valladolid, Granollers or Montequinto: the clubs, schools and neighbourhoods that sustain the talent factory of Spanish handball.
Best handball shoes of 2026: the definitive ranking by position
We analyse the whole 2026 handball catalogue: from the Adidas Stabil 16 to the Puma Accelerate Nitro SQD 5, with options for every position, budget and gender. The most complete ranking on the market in Spanish.
Jorge Maqueda on Liftados: Champions League with Vardar, Karabatić and the uncle who changed everything
An hour with the KS Kielce back: from how his uncle sent him to the sports hall to stop bothering him, to winning the Champions League with Vardar in Skopje. Raúl González taught him to see handball and Sterbik was a cheat code.
Real Madrid Handball? Why the "Madness" of 10 Million Is the Perfect Business to Break FC Barcelona's Monopoly
The proposal to create a handball section at Real Madrid is floating around again in the pre-election climate. For many, romanticism. For those who analyse sport from a business angle, a masterstroke of strategy.
How to choose handball shoes for your position (2026 guide)
Not all handball shoes suit everyone. What a pivot needs is not what a wing needs. A complete guide by position, level and type of court.
Handball goalkeeper training: the 5 pillars nobody teaches you
The goalkeeper is the most overlooked position in coaching. We train attackers for hours and give the goalkeeper ten minutes. This has to change, and here I explain why and how.
Defence in Handball: Why the 6:0 No Longer Dominates the Elite
The 6:0 no longer dominates elite handball. A tactical analysis of the 5:1, the 3:2:1 and the open defences winning the tactical war in the EHF Champions League.
Wing play in modern handball: speed, reading and the fast break
The 21st-century wing is no longer just the angle specialist. He is the engine of the counterattack, the one who exploits superiority before the defence organises. A complete tactical analysis.
The pivot in handball: tactical evolution and how to train the position properly
The pivot is the most demanding position in handball. From physical blocker to tactical distributor: how the role has evolved, and practical keys to training it properly.
Handball development: how Denmark trains its future stars
Denmark dominates world handball. Its development model is radically different from Spain's. What we get wrong, what we get right, and three concrete changes for coaches.
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