STORY OF THE SEASON - HUNGARY: Despite various changes in the off-season Györ came out well on top again in both the Hungarian league and cup competition, but FTC and Siófok are eager to close the gap

STORY OF THE SEASON - SPAIN: For the ninth season in a row the title of champions of Spain has gone to Barça Lassa, though behind the dominators Bidasoa Irun have finished as surprise runners-up

STORY OF THE SEASON - PORTGAL: The blue-and-white team impressed not only in the EHF Cup but also in domestic competitions, winning the Portuguese league and cup in the same year for the first time

STORY OF THE SEASON - NORWAY: Storhamar Handball Elite put DELO WOMEN’S EHF FINAL4 participants Vipers Kristiansand under pressure in the finals for the domestic championship

STORY OF THE SEASON - FRANCE: PSG won the French league again but lost Thierry Omeyer, one of the icons of the sport, who has ended his career

STORY OF THE SEASON - RUSSIA: While Rostov-Don took the title as expected, Kuban snatched bronze after coach Evgenii Trefilov returned from his three-month layoff following heart surgery

INTERVIEW: Vardar have signed a Spanish head coach for the third straight time as David Pisonero will try to repeat what Raul Gonzalez and Roberto Parrondo achieved before him: winning the VELUX EHF Champions League

NEWS: Teams from 21 countries have submitted their applications for the new edition of the European top flight via their respective national federations

NEWS: The EHF Executive Committee members will have a final say on the starting grid next week

STORY OF THE SEASON - PORTUGAL: They lost their national title to Madeira last season but Colégio de Gaia are back on the throne of the 1ª Divisão de Andebol Feminino

STORY OF THE SEASON - AUSTRIA: It took them more than four decades but Krems are finally back on top of the Austrian league after a highly successful season with a young squad

STORY OF THE SEASON – FINLAND: Riihimäen Cocks won the men’s championship in Finland once again, but they were put to the test by an improving Dicken