HANDBALL | SPAIN 35 - DENMARK 19 | SPAIN WORLD CHAMPION

SPANISH SPORTS received a shot in the arm in a spectacular fashion when the Spanish National Handball Team proclaimed themselves 2013 WORLD CHAMPIONS on home turf in the "Palau St Jordi" Stadium of the city of Barcelona.

SPAIN which organized the the Handball World Championships won DENMARK the current European Champions in the final with a crushing 35 - 19 & thus win their second World title, the first being 8 years back (Tunisia 2005).

No one would have believed beforehand that the final would be so one-sided after Denmark crushed Croatia ( which finished third ) in the semi-finals. Spain went in super concentrated & took the Danes by surprise with fierce attacking & with an impenetrable defence, special mention here to adopted Spanish goalie Sterbik (14 saves).

The second half continued the same way with Spain attacking & scoring more gaols while wearing down the moral & strength of the Danes which dropped their shoulders to the reality that they were being overrun, out played & well beaten. Mention here to Spaniard Cañellas for his seven goals.

Historical victory for Spanish Handball & Sports. Congratulations guys!


SPAIN (18+17): Sterbik (p); Rocas (-), Maqueda (5), Aguinagalde (5), Cañellas (7, 1p), García (2), Rivera (6) - initial team -, Entrerríos (3), Tomás (1), Sarmiento (1), Montoro (2), Morros (1), Ruesga (-), Ariño (-), Guardiola (2) & Sierra (ps).

DENMARK (10+9): Landin (p); Eggert (3, 2p), Lindberg (1), René Toft (-), Mollgaard (4), Hansen (2), Nielsen (-) -initial team -, Sondergaard (4), Mortersen (-), Markussen (2), Lauge (1), Noddesbo (1), Svan (-), Henrik Totf (1) y Green (ps)

Partials every 5 minutes: 3-1, 6-4, 8-5, 9-8, 14-9, 18-10 (half-time), 22-11, 26-12, 29-12, 30-15, 34-16, 35-19 (final).

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SPANISH HANDBALL | AT MADRID 33 FC BARCELONA 26 | SPANISH SUPER CUP FINAL

ATLETICO DE MADRID has won its first title this season, not the Football Club, but its "newly" acquired HANDBALL Team. Atletico de Madrid defeated the powerful FC BARCELONA 33 - 26 to take the SPANISH HANDBALL SUPERCUP which traditionally signals the start of the new season.

Atletico de Madrid Handball

For those who may not know, Spanish Handball Club CIUDAD REAL went through financial problems at the end of last season which put them on the verge of disappearing. The solution was to have Spanish Football Club ATLETICO DE MADRID buy the Club & move them to Madrid, something of a "flashback" as Atletico dropped their Handball Team 19 years back. But the decision to get back into Handball was proven yesterday to have been a total success with a record attendence for a Handball game in Spain. Observers noticed a sea of Atletico shirts & fans who have incorporated Handball into their Sporting "life" along with Football.

The Atletico Handball Team did not disappoint fans & won the strong Barça side in a convincing fashion. A great start for Atletico as the regular Spanish Handball League (ASOBAL) kicks off next week & they look in great shape in continuing to give joys to their "new" fans.

Game details:
33. ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (13+20):
Sterbik; Abalo (2), Guardiola (-), Chema Rodríguez (3), Markussen (6), Kallman (2), Aguinagalde (6), Hombrados (ps), García Parrondo (1), Lazarov (6, 2p), Cañellas (4, 1p), Jurkiewicz (-), Alberto Entrerríos (1), Davis (-), Edu Fernández (2, 1p) & Dinart (-).


26. BARCELONA (10+16):
Saric; Rocas (2), Nagy (-), Sorhaindo (2), Jermenyr (-), Raúl Entrerríos (-), Juanín García (1), Sjostrand (ps), Víctor Tomás (-), Aguirrezabalaga (2), Rutenka (5), Igropulo (4), Sarmiento (3), Ugalde (2), Noddesbo (4) & Morros (1).

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SPANISH HANDBALL | CIUDAD REAL BECOMES BALONMANO ATLETICO DE MADRID

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SPANISH SPORTS mantains alive one of the best teams in the sport of HANDBALL,  in Spain & in all Europe,  thanks to an agreement that saves CIUDAD REAL Handball Team. The current Spanish Cup champions, the 5 time ASOBAL Winners, World Club Champions twice, three times European Champions ...etc & etc, has been saved by economic bankruptcy & from disappearing totally from the sporting map thanks to ATLETICO DE MADRID, yes the Football Club.

Ciudad Real Handball Team

From next season CIUDAD REAL moves itself to the city of Madrid & will call itself BALONMANO ATLETICO DE MADRID. Atletico regains this way a Handball Division which it eliminated decades ago when the Gil family bought the Football Club. So,  as of now, ATLETICO DE MADRID has a Football & Handball Club. The latter kicks of the season against FC Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup on the 4th of September.

Great to see Ciudad Real still in action & good to see Handball back in Madrid & with Atletico.
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SPANISH SPORTS WEEKEND SUCCESS | FOOTBALL, CYCLING, HANDBALL & FORMULA 1

SPANISH SPORTS has experienced a fabulous afternoon today to add to the excellent weekend with victories & podiums in CYCLING, HANDBALL & FORMULA 1. The Spanish Sports flag keeps flying high after FC BARCELONA yesterday won the Champions League title in European Football. 

Alberto Contador 2011 of  Cycling Italian GIRO

Spanish cyclist ALBERTO CONTADOR has won this years ITALIAN GIRO - his second -  in a comfortable & dominating fashion. The Tour de France holder & currently the World´s Nº1 bike rider stamped his authority in one of the Worlds toughest road race.

Here are the final standings in the General table:

1 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 84:05:14
2 Michele Scarponi ITA LAM 06:10
3 Vincenzo Nibali ITA LIQ 06:56
4 John Gadret FRA ALM 10:04
5 Joaquín Rodríguez Oliver ESP KAT 11:05
6 Roman Kreuziger CHE AST 11:28
7 Jose Rujano Guillen VEN SDA 12:12
8 Denis Menchov RUS FTS 12:18
9 Steven Kruijswijk NL RAB 13:51
10 Konstantsin Sivtsov BIE THR 14:10


Another notable Spaniard is Joaquin Rodriguez who finished 5th.

FC Barcelona wins the European Handball Cup 2011

Continuing on with Spanish Sports success, FC BARCELONA defeated another Spanish Team CIUDAD REAL 27 - 24 to take the 2011 EUROPEAN HANDBALL TITLE , winning the Final 4 competition held in Germany. FC Barcelona score a double with Euro titles in Football-Soccer & now Handball.

Fernando Alonso 2ºnd in 2011 Monaco F1 GP

Spain flew its flag in the 2011 FORMULA 1 GP podium at Monaco, with Spanish driver & twice F1 World Champ FERNANDO ALONSO coming in front of English driver Button & behind the winner Vettel. This win should lift the confidence of both Alonso & his team Ferrari for the upcoming F1 races ahead.

It has been an extraordinary weekend for Spanish Sports, congratulations to all.

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HANDBALL | CIUDAD REAL DEFEAT VALLADOLID IN SPANISH CUP FINAL

CIUDAD REAL were simply too strong & defeated VALLADOLID 31 - 22 in the final of the SPANISH CUP of HANDBALL. Valladolid had surprised FC Barcelona defeating them 25 - 26 in the semi-final, but they "crashed" into the Ciudad Real wall as the latter took their 3rd Spanish Cup title. The winners add this prestigious Handball title to the two they have already won this season, the "Asobal Cup" y the "SuperCup", consolidating them as Spain´s Nº1 Team & one of the Best, if not the Best, Teams in European Handball. 

Spanish Cup Champions Ciudad Real

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SPAIN BRONZE MEDAL HANDBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Proud day for SPANISH SPORT & SPANISH HANDBALL with SPAIN winning the home team Sweden 23 - 24 in the Handball World Championships 3rd place game to take the Bronze Medal.

Spain have had a wonderful tournament only being defeated by the mighty Danish team by 4 points in their semi - final clash. An excellent match with an extraordinary defensive effort that kept out Sweden & allowed the Spanish victory. Congratulations guys, everyone here is very proud.

Spanish Handball Team celebrate third place
in World Handball Championships

Match details:

23 - SWEDEN:
Sjostrand; Ekberg (1), Carlen (4), Karlsson (1), Jernemyr (-), Kallman (6) y Doder (2) -intial line-up- Andersson (ps), Gustafsson (-), Lennartsson (-), Arrhenius (-), Larholm (5), Jakobsson (1), Larsson (), Petersen (-) & Ekdahl du Rietz (3)
24 - SPAIN:
Sterbik; Rocas (-), Maqueda (1), Raúl Entrerríos (2), Cañellas (2), Ugalde (1) y Aguinagalde (4) -intial line-up- Hombrados (ps), Roberto García (2), Gurbindo (4), Chema Rodríguez (-), Alberto Entrerríos (3), Romero (4, 1p), Morros (-), Juanín García (1p) & Garabaya (-) Tweet

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SPANISH HANDBALL | CIUDAD REAL 34 FC BARCELONA 31 | ASOBAL CUP 2010 FINAL

I agree SPANISH HANDBALL doesn´t get the exposure it should, I am the first to criticise, but Football is so big & dominates so much the local scene that this happens. Plus the blog is a personal "hobby" with limited time in my hands & unfortunately for Handball fans I have to sway to what the majority wish to read. But Spanish has the strongest League & most of the Best Players in Europe assuring the quality & maximum level.

Having said this, CIUDAD REAL continue dominating the Sport at Club level after winning their sixth ASOBAL CUP against FC BARCELONA 31 - 34. A brilliant second half by Ciudad Real allowed the victory & equals FC Barcelona in titles.

Ciudad Real Asobal Cup Champions 2010

31. FC BARCELONA:Saric, Noddesbo (3), Juanín García (5, 2 de pen), Nagy (2), Jermenyr (-), Rocas (2) y Sarmiento (8) --siete inicial-- Sorhaindo (-), Ugalde (1), Romero, Rutenka (6), Oneto (2) e Igropulo (2).

34. RENOVALIA CIUDAD REAL:Sterbik; Källman (4), Guardiola (5), Aguinagalde (5), Abalo (2), Rodríguez (5) y Jurkiewicz (3) --siete inicial-- Parrondo (2), Cañellas (3), Morros (1), Dinart y Lazarov (4, 1 de pen).

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HANDBALL: FC BARCELONA BORGES WINS 2010 SPANISH CUP

FC BARCELONA has another title, this time in HANDBALL when their team FC Barcelona Borges won the Spanish Cup Handball Cup 38-35 over Reale Ademar Leon. The game went into extra-time after both teams finished 31-31 in the regular period. This way FC Barcelona wins its 17th Spanish Cup title & 3ºrd title this season, & this last version could have gone the way of Leon who maintained their opportunities right up until the end.

Iker Romero was outstanding with 13 goals for Barça & veteran Barça goalie Barrufet notches up another title before retiring at the end of this season. Tweet

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SPANISH HANDBALL: FC BARCELONA & SPANISH LEGENDARY GOALKEEPER DAVID BARRUFET ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

SPANISH HANDBALL received the inevitable news that FC
BARCELONA goalkeeper & Spanish International DAVID BARRUFET
would retire at the end of this season. The Spanish Handball
professional is to the sport what Diego Armando Maradona is to
Argentine Football...the best ever. David Barrufet announced today
to media that after so many years playing Hndball & with Barça
(1981 - 2010) it was time to stop & would do so at the end of this
current season.

(photo: Legendary Spanish Handball goalie David Barrufet)

















Here are just some of the titles to his name:
• World Champion 2005
• Supercup of Nations 2003
• Silver Medal European Championships 2005
• Bronze Medel Olympic Games Sydney 2000.
• Bronze Medal Olympic Games Peking 2008
• 7 European Cups
• 2 Recopas
• 1 EHF Cup
• 5 Supercups of Europe
• 12 ASOBAL Spanish League Titles
• 9 Spanish Cups
• 6 ASOBAL Cups
• 2 times chosen 'Best Goalkeeper In The World'

Thanks David for your magic, dedication, love of the sport & example
for us all to follow. We wish you luck & SFS is sure you will be back in
some form associated with Handball. Here is a VIDEO of an amazing
save, from an amazing Handball Goalkeeper:

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HANDBALL: BARCELONA TAKES ASOBAL CUP 2009

Not only does their Football team win titles, so does their HANDBALL
section. FC BARCELONA defeated CIUDAD REAL 34-33 to win its
sixth ASEBOL Cup in the extra-time

Barcelona : Saric, Igropulo (8, 1p), Garabaya (1), Ugalde (5), Rutenka
(7, 1p), Sarmiento (4), Víctor Tomás (6) -siete inicial- Boldsen (0),
Nagy (1), Barrufet (ps), Jermenyr (0), Iker Romero (0) y Oneto (2).
BM Ciudad Real: Sterbik, Kallman (5), Morros (1), Dinart (0), Chema
Rodríguez (0), Ábalo (9), Metlicic (5) -siete inicial- Entrerríos (3, 2p),
Hombrados (ps), Evdokinov (0), Aguinagalde (6), García Parrondo
(3, 2p) y David Davis (1).

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WORLD CUP 2009: FRANCE vs IRELAND HANDBALL VIDEO - NOW WHAT?

The FRANCE vs. IRELAND game has transcended all frontiers.

This is the French goal from Gallas that eliminated a brave Ireland
side from the 2010 World Cup:

(LOWER THE VOLUMEN!, incident replay 1.15min)


Two points:
1. There was off-side
2. Thierry Henry handled the ball twice.

According to the player:

“Yes it was handball, evidently I would have wished
it to be differently, but I am not the referee”

It is perfectly possible that both linesman & referee did not see clearly
the handball due to there angle of vision & players blocking their view.

So what now? SFS suggests that FIFA ban THIERRY from International
Football for the next 4 – 6 games. That should be fair right?

If not, FIFA´s preaching has little credibility, as this was outright
scandalous. Mr.Blatter & Mr. Platini do you have something to add?

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HANDBALL: BARCELONA WINS SPANISH SUPERCUP

The winning streak at FC BARCELONA has extended itself at all
Sporting levels with its Handball Team defeating the current Spanish
& European Champions CIUDAD REAL 33 -26 in the SPANISH
SUPERCUP

There was a smell of certain “revenge” in the air during yesterdays
match as player SIARHEI RUTENKA scored seven goals & was named
MVP of the game. The irony is that Rutenka was a Ciudad Real player
last season until Barcelona bought him this season to make him their
star transfer signing. The move is already paying its dividends!

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HANDBALL: SPANISH TEAM CIUDAD REAL WINS EUROPEAN TITLE

Spanish Handball team CIUDAD REAL turned around a 5 goal
difference from the 1ºst leg to defeat KIEL in the 2º leg 33-27 &
take the Handball EUROPEAN TITLE. It was an increidible
comeback that gives Ciudad Real its second consecutive title in
a row.

33 - BM. Ciudad Real: Sterbik (Hombrados, ps); Dinart (-),
Zorman (1), Rutenka (4), Parrondo (-), Stefansson (8, 3p),
Kallman (4), Metlicic (1), Jerome Fernández (4), Morros (2),
Chema Rodríguez (4), Alberto Entrerrios (-) & Abalo (5).

27 - THW Kiel: Omeyer (Martíni, ps); Kavticnik (7, 5p),
Kim Andersson (4), Ahlm (3), Karabatic (7), Klein (-),
Lundström (4), Anic (-), Lund (-), Zeitz (-), Lövgren (1),
Wessig (-) & Jicha (1).

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HANDBALL: CIUDAD REAL WINS ASOBAL TITLE

The joy of the CIUDAD REAL Handball players is manifest as they
celebrate another important title.

CIUDAD REAL won its 3ºrd consecutive Spanish Handball ASOBAL
title after defeating BARCELONA 37 – 26. The team Coached by
legendary player Dujsebaev virtually ran over Barça early with
exceptional performances from Abalo & Rutenka, & goalkeeper
Sterbik stopping it all.

With this title Ciudad Real notches up its second for the season
– the other being the Euro SuperCup - & now put their eyes on
the upcoming European Cup Final against Kiev.

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HANDBALL: BARCELONA TAKES SPANISH CUP 2009

BARCELONA Borges won its 13th SPANISH CUP after it defeated
tonight CIUDAD REAL 29-26. The tough Barça defense & its goalie
HVIDT frustrated Ciudad Real to give Barça its 3ºrd title this season.




















Here is a brief summary, courtesy of Marca.com:

29. Barcelona Borges: Kasper Hvidt (p), Noddesbo (2), Víctor Tomás
González (4), Demetrio Lozano (1), Ugalde (1), Iker Romero (10 4p),
Laszlo Nagy (6), Jermenyr (-), Boldsen (1), Mikkel Hansen (1), Albert
Rocas (3) & Marco Oneto (-).

26. Ciudad Real: Arpad Sterbik (p), Källman (5), Jerome Fernandez (4),
Pajovic (-), Stefansson (3 1p), García Parrondo (-), Luc Abalo (5),
Rutenka (5 2p), Uros Zorman (-), Alberto Entrerríos (3), Viran Morros (1)
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HANDBALL: CUIDAD REAL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS

Spanish Handball is back & celebrating the EUROPEAN CUP
victory by Spanish team CUIDAD REAL after defeating last years
Champs, & tough nut to crack, the Germans THW KIEL

The Spaniards came back after going down in the 1ºleg (27-29)
to win today at Kiel 25-31.

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HANDBALL: SPAIN CRASHES IN THE 2008 EUROPEANS

From glory to disaster, thats the Spanish National Handball teams
Curriculum for the European Handball Championships. Their
overall finishing position is Nº9 & have to play again in upcoming
tournaments to see if they can get to the Pekin 2008 Olympics via
the "back door".

















The only reason SFS finds at this moment is the unlucky run with
injuries of "key" players & the changing of the "glorious" old guard.
Lets hope Spain can lift from this. Tweet

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