“The men’s top division is over”
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- Iceland’s handball season is starting as both divisions prepare for competition under new formats.
- HSÍ marketing director Daníel Franz Davíðsson said the season’s return signals that summer is ending and winter is beginning.
- Handboltahöllin presenter Hörður Magnússon joked that the men’s top football division had already finished, although teams still had two months to play.
The return of handball is a reminder that Iceland’s summer is nearing its end, according to Daníel Franz Davíðsson, marketing director of the Icelandic Handball Association.
“The English Premier League is starting, the Best leagues are reaching their peak, but when handball begins, it is a good reminder that summer is ending and winter is beginning,” Davíðsson said on Dagmál.
The English Premier League is starting, the Best leagues are reaching their peak, but when handball begins, it is a good reminder that summer is ending and winter is beginning.
The handball season is starting again, with both divisions expected to offer an exciting competition. Both leagues will operate under formats changed from those used in recent years.
The men’s top division is over, they still have two months to play, that’s just how it is.
Hörður Magnússon, presenter of Handboltahöllin, added a playful football reference: “The men’s top division is over, they still have two months to play, that’s just how it is.” Davíðsson said people know handball is starting and that “it is simply exciting.”
The full handball season preview is available through the programme. Reykjavík club Víkingur is also on course to secure the Icelandic championship for a second consecutive year.
People know that handball is starting and it is simply exciting.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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