A quiet one. We're deep into the off-season, so it's mostly awards and the new season's draw rather than matches. The headline for keepers: Emil Nielsen named best goalkeeper in the EHF's men's Team of the Season.

Awards

Emil Nielsen (Denmark, Barça) was named goalkeeper in the EHF Excellence Awards 2026 Men's Team of the Season, announced on Wednesday 24 June. It caps a strong year after his run to the Champions League title with Barcelona. The MVP and young player of the season were then revealed at the group phase draw on Friday 26 June. Source: eurohandball.com

The Women's Team of the Season was revealed on Tuesday 23 June, with Champions League winners Metz the most represented club (four players). I couldn't confirm the named goalkeeper from the EHF write-up, so I've left that out rather than guess. Source: ehfcl.eurohandball.com

New season

The Champions League group phase draw took place on Friday 26 June, setting up the 2026/27 men's competition. Worth a look to see which keepers face who, and when the big names come to town.

Transfers

Summer 2026 moves are still trickling in rather than landing in a rush. Nothing new and goalkeeper-specific stood out this week beyond the deals already known. Bundesliga clubs keep an ongoing transfer tracker if you want to watch the keeper market: handball-world.news and handball-planet.com.

Still worth a mention (two weeks old)

The men's FINAL4 in Cologne was on 13–14 June. Barcelona beat Füchse Berlin 37:34 to win their 13th Champions League title, with Nielsen strong in goal through the final. Magdeburg took bronze past Aalborg. Source: handball-planet.com