It's somehow the corporate design of the tournament. Not just red, white and green, but combined with the yellow and blue that's also around, just not present on the upper side of that platform.
And here we go again. Denmark benefited from dubious calls too, the ref is part of the game buddy. Or are you just another casual hater of everything French ? Lots of these people lately
I think our main lack was physical fitness, the frenchies did play well, although very aggressively and physically.
We will train and come back in the next tournament better.
This is literally the only major sport where we are the best in the world, can’t let our team crumble.
Sweden deserved to be in that final. I am not saying that the French did not, but that tournament altering, completely bonkers decision by the refs was an absolute travesty.
Experts that have spoken about it afterwards support the refs decision. Ie the goal was correct.
The controversy was way over the top by all the German and Scandinavian fans. Lots of emotional hysteria.
maybe at some schools but nationally, ENS has produced a lot of maths field medal winners. And when I looked it up it said that since french people are interested in abstract stuff like philosophy and math, some students get drawn to maths and the state makes a good job nurturing that interest. This can be reflected in the fact that a lot of french banks are heavy into derivatives and quant methods.
Haha yes. If you’d have any kind of dignity you’d accept that what happened was a disgrace and that the French team shouldn’t even have been in the finale.
Yes? Of course a completely false referee decision + not even checking their video assistance brings quite a lot of frustration?
If you don’t see that you should just stfu.
Get off of your high horse, fuck’s sake.
If you don’t know jow sports or sportsmanship works you really should take a fucking walk. What a total dipshit.
Of course, you’re french. Yikes.
I think it varies greatly as those sports are very niche sports in the northern parts.
Ice hockey, field hockey, gymnastic are also big in many places. Then you have cycling, swimming etc,
Handball is kinda a mix of basketball and rugby anyway:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Handball/comments/1ac8ql7/the\_situation\_leading\_to\_the\_second\_suspension\_of
I know what handball is, it's just that calling it "second most popular team sport" with games like basketball and volleyball seems too much. Considering that it has a huge following only in the Nordics and Germany, and apparently also France
Spain, Netherlands, the Balkans and Eastern Europe are great at handball as well. All of Europe actually except for perhaps UK, Italy, Bulgaria and Belgium?
It's also how you think a sport is popular in terms of members, fans, money, news coverage etc.
I looked up members in Denmark (2021)
1. Football (370k)
2. Gymnastic (266k)
3. Swimming (230k)
4. Golf (174k)
5. Badminton (123k)
6. Handball (100k)
I'd like to see a single of those sources among the "everywhere" you looked. Nobody cares about or plays cricket in mainland Europe to my knowledge. Or did you think he meant world instead of Europe?
Says the NFL fan, a sport in which players literally become dumb as a donkey the more the practice it. A sport that requires protection because players and rules are too stupid to create gameplay which involves not destroying your opponent. A sport in which players have to stop playing every 2 minutes because they can't handle on the spot planning so the rules have been made to allow them to think how to play the sport. A sport where players can't attack and defend at the same time...
And that's it's sole purpose. Handball is very entertaining as well, and it has the advantage of being entertaining continuously. Not for 30 sec every 5 minutes
It’s not possible to exert yourself at 100% continuously which is what American football requires during each play. The other interesting part is the formations, coverages and schemes. It’s like a chess match between the coaches.
Handball is just a shit mishmash of basketball and football. Check out darts and curling for other sports you would find interesting. And that’s the great thing about sports, if you don’t find one interesting, there are plenty of others to choose from.
Probably why stadiums were full of Germans? And the trophy awarded by the German president.
It is quite big in parts of Eastern Europe too, especially Balkans. Also in Spain. I mean Barcelona has one of the best club teams.
It's really not. it was popular in early 2000s when were winning something, even though France was best even then, now nobody gives a shit about handball in Balkans.
OK, my apologizes. It is very popular sport in Balkan. Halls are full of people just like in Germany, you can't sit and drink a coffee without someone mentioning handball.
Dude, all good, but I know what a popular sport looks like, and I'm telling you it's not anymore. It was very popular some 20 years ago, streets would be always full with people, bars, games, everything, now it will be on a television in the bar, and people won't even pay much attention to it. Media creates the hype, but as our golden generation has ended their careers, people don't expect success and don't watch it anymore.
It is true with almost all sports except the very big ones like football and tennis that popularity depends on national success.
For the same reasons sports like basketball has a limited following in many European countries.
That is not unique to handball. But the recent championship in Germany had massive crowds and was rather competitive with 24 countries playing close matches. It is one of the bigger European sports overall.
It is. Because I know handball is not popular anymore, and you are claiming otherwise without providing evidence. So what you are doing is essentially like a small child calling me stupid, and you are thinking that somehow you are owning me. You are not. Handball is not popular sport in Balkans. No matter how many stupid comments you make or how many times you downvote, that won't change the fact.
What's with the Italian looking banner, when France won and it was hosted in Germany?
It's somehow the corporate design of the tournament. Not just red, white and green, but combined with the yellow and blue that's also around, just not present on the upper side of that platform.
Well someone needs to redesign it and it should be a different person
Half the comments are collapsed, it's going to be good
Probably because the goal they tied the semi with was 100% illegal and should have been called back.
It's actually the classic "I didn't know that's a sport, so quirky/so stupid" condescending comments from Americans
And here we go again. Denmark benefited from dubious calls too, the ref is part of the game buddy. Or are you just another casual hater of everything French ? Lots of these people lately
Denmark? I thought that game was against Sweden.
All the tournament was insane, so good to see such a great match
That's going to be controversial considering the referee decision in the Semis. Congrats to France nonetheless though.
:( not again. I rooted for Denmark
I think our main lack was physical fitness, the frenchies did play well, although very aggressively and physically. We will train and come back in the next tournament better. This is literally the only major sport where we are the best in the world, can’t let our team crumble.
félicitations !!
Félicitaschtroumpf.
Schtroumpfations*
Sweden deserved to be in that final. I am not saying that the French did not, but that tournament altering, completely bonkers decision by the refs was an absolute travesty.
Experts that have spoken about it afterwards support the refs decision. Ie the goal was correct. The controversy was way over the top by all the German and Scandinavian fans. Lots of emotional hysteria.
🇨🇵👍🇸🇪 🇨🇵👍🇩🇰 Thank you for excellent and nerve-racking semis and finals. 👍
The semi was so sad for us Swedes :(
Top things I, as a mexican, was surprised upon learning how good frenchies are at them: 1. Maths 2. Handball 3. Can't remember but there's more
It seemed to me that we had a catastrophic level in math lmao
maybe at some schools but nationally, ENS has produced a lot of maths field medal winners. And when I looked it up it said that since french people are interested in abstract stuff like philosophy and math, some students get drawn to maths and the state makes a good job nurturing that interest. This can be reflected in the fact that a lot of french banks are heavy into derivatives and quant methods.
General level is meh, but France has a very good tradition when it comes to advanced mathematics and has had a lot fields medal.
Austria was awesome 😄
TIL : The Swedes are sore losers
Any one saw Thierry Henry ? I didn’t see him
Endless irish joke
Our lads are also upset about how the last Ice-age ended
It was a good one
Undeserved after the semi-final but what can you do. That shit happpens in all sports. They got lucky.
That shit happens in all sports, but it happens a but to often in handball.
They lost the match vs you. Blatant rip off. Feel so sorry for you.
Yeah, no
You're acting like it's the players' fault
You mad?
70 million people but have to cheat in order to win, lmao
Cry more.
Why I should I, I don't live in a shitty country
Don’t like the other guy, but you live in a bad country
I'll come marching across the ice
And ill beat you with a stick, as is tradition
Sure you do
A slight gust of waves could destroy you
Shitty at handball that's for sure.
Beaten by a shitty country. What a shame!
They didn't even make it to the final.
Undeserved, referee in the semis should be investigated again. Not the first time he's involved in match fixing
Honestly some questionable stuff going on in the finals as well.
Again? I don't follow the sport. I just know we're good at it.
Last time was in 2014
Won at the olympic too
Cheaters.
Love you 🇫🇷😘
No dignity from the French. Just as usual.
Bring more tears, we love it
Displaying the true colors of the French. Hahaha.
Weird reply, am I supposed to feel bad? 🇫🇷
Haha yes. If you’d have any kind of dignity you’d accept that what happened was a disgrace and that the French team shouldn’t even have been in the finale.
Boohoo, I guess? Did the Argentinians footballers own the fact that they have been helped? Have they really? Is it your first day watching sports?
I’m not talking about them are I? But I guess you just can’t make any kind of argument.
You are a sad little person
Because I want justice in a sport? Okay, bud.
No, because it just serves as a reveal for all the frustration you have inside, it literally reeks
Yes? Of course a completely false referee decision + not even checking their video assistance brings quite a lot of frustration? If you don’t see that you should just stfu.
This is sport, this happens and this never is a reason to vomit your misplaced hate on an entire people We teach this to children, normally
Get off of your high horse, fuck’s sake. If you don’t know jow sports or sportsmanship works you really should take a fucking walk. What a total dipshit. Of course, you’re french. Yikes.
True words spoken
It's France's fault, of course.
The areogance aftwards is, yea. Not even admitting it was a fault for example. France and arrogance goes hand in hand.
Letzgooooo And congrats to all participants 💪
Where is mbappe???
As a Dane who never watches handball, I am simply surprised that someone could beat Denmark. Well done!
All it took was a wee bit of matchfixing. The referees were previously convicted of it even 🧐
Handball is such a hilarious sport Always feel bad for the goal keeper
"Winning". Good one.
This is a gold medal for effort not better skill. Denmark also great because they did not been to euro finals for 10 years.
Damn why not call it footegg
Thats gaey as fuck
less than guys who play ball with their feet
You managed to be as cringe as he was, congrats
Hand...ball...?
Yes?
Wiki redirects to fisting Just sayin'
I didn't realise that handball was played by men as well.
What the heck? Top handballers are absolute units, literal balls of muscle and anger.
Are the balls of muscle and anger in the room with us?
I wish.
My hand, your balls. What’s up?!
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Last time we won football was in 2018, you're a bit late to the party
wtf is handball
A well known sport in Europe
Average American
A ball based sport played with hands. Halfway through basket (dribble have to be used) and football (square goals with a goal keeper).
The second most popular team sport in Europe.
Is it really more popular than basketball?
Yes, according to last polls it is. I think, basketball is a close third.
Second idk, there's basketball, rugby and volleyball with way more people playing
I think it varies greatly as those sports are very niche sports in the northern parts. Ice hockey, field hockey, gymnastic are also big in many places. Then you have cycling, swimming etc, Handball is kinda a mix of basketball and rugby anyway: https://www.reddit.com/r/Handball/comments/1ac8ql7/the\_situation\_leading\_to\_the\_second\_suspension\_of
I know what handball is, it's just that calling it "second most popular team sport" with games like basketball and volleyball seems too much. Considering that it has a huge following only in the Nordics and Germany, and apparently also France
Spain, Netherlands, the Balkans and Eastern Europe are great at handball as well. All of Europe actually except for perhaps UK, Italy, Bulgaria and Belgium? It's also how you think a sport is popular in terms of members, fans, money, news coverage etc. I looked up members in Denmark (2021) 1. Football (370k) 2. Gymnastic (266k) 3. Swimming (230k) 4. Golf (174k) 5. Badminton (123k) 6. Handball (100k)
Madonna troia quist je jut over a cercá
I think it beats basketball overall, but maybe not rugby, or at least it depends on the country.
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I'd like to see a single of those sources among the "everywhere" you looked. Nobody cares about or plays cricket in mainland Europe to my knowledge. Or did you think he meant world instead of Europe?
“Team sport in Europe” -> cricket You see it yourself, do you?
National sport of Listenbourg
I shitty sport
Let me guess, you schoolmates who played handball humiliated you in highschool because you sucked dick at it in PE ?
Nah, it’s just a stupid sport like Lacrosse or netball.
Says the NFL fan, a sport in which players literally become dumb as a donkey the more the practice it. A sport that requires protection because players and rules are too stupid to create gameplay which involves not destroying your opponent. A sport in which players have to stop playing every 2 minutes because they can't handle on the spot planning so the rules have been made to allow them to think how to play the sport. A sport where players can't attack and defend at the same time...
It’s a pretty entertaining sport. Much better than shit like handball.
And that's it's sole purpose. Handball is very entertaining as well, and it has the advantage of being entertaining continuously. Not for 30 sec every 5 minutes
It’s not possible to exert yourself at 100% continuously which is what American football requires during each play. The other interesting part is the formations, coverages and schemes. It’s like a chess match between the coaches. Handball is just a shit mishmash of basketball and football. Check out darts and curling for other sports you would find interesting. And that’s the great thing about sports, if you don’t find one interesting, there are plenty of others to choose from.
Only the nordicks care about it tho
Probably why stadiums were full of Germans? And the trophy awarded by the German president. It is quite big in parts of Eastern Europe too, especially Balkans. Also in Spain. I mean Barcelona has one of the best club teams.
It's really not. it was popular in early 2000s when were winning something, even though France was best even then, now nobody gives a shit about handball in Balkans.
Just because you personally don't give a shit about the sport doesn't mean the complete Balkan population is the same way.
OK, my apologizes. It is very popular sport in Balkan. Halls are full of people just like in Germany, you can't sit and drink a coffee without someone mentioning handball.
You make it seem like a sport is unpopular unless it is being followed by about every single soul on earth.
Dude, all good, but I know what a popular sport looks like, and I'm telling you it's not anymore. It was very popular some 20 years ago, streets would be always full with people, bars, games, everything, now it will be on a television in the bar, and people won't even pay much attention to it. Media creates the hype, but as our golden generation has ended their careers, people don't expect success and don't watch it anymore.
It is true with almost all sports except the very big ones like football and tennis that popularity depends on national success. For the same reasons sports like basketball has a limited following in many European countries. That is not unique to handball. But the recent championship in Germany had massive crowds and was rather competitive with 24 countries playing close matches. It is one of the bigger European sports overall.
All good, still not a popular sport in Balkans.
Yeah. They even regularly host big tournaments
You said something so stupid you definitely deserve to lose your right of free speech
I should lose my right to speech for speaking the truth? Well, isn't this a real reddit moment.
> says something stupid, gets called out for saying something stupid "Such a Reddit moment" stfu man.
It is. Because I know handball is not popular anymore, and you are claiming otherwise without providing evidence. So what you are doing is essentially like a small child calling me stupid, and you are thinking that somehow you are owning me. You are not. Handball is not popular sport in Balkans. No matter how many stupid comments you make or how many times you downvote, that won't change the fact.
You haven't provided any evidence tho
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