Where to follow the VELUX EHF FINAL4
All handball fans will be pampered by an extensive coverage of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 this year as various information channels will be ready at their disposal. The biggest handball event in Europe is taking place in Cologne again and it is not just fans who have been lucky enough to get a ticket who can experience the fantastic festival of handball.
Live blog
The VELUX EHF FINAL4 will be covered by a live blog for the second year in succession. Thursday 28 May marked the launch of the blog, which will be updated in real time until the end of the event on Sunday night.
The main purpose of live blogging is to allow the EHF Media team to tell the evolving story of the 2015 VELUX EHF FINAL4 live, using a mixture of text, images, video and audio, to provide a constant source of interesting context for fans.
This includes content from the event such as breaking news, video content, discussions and comments, the best content from various social media channels, the EHF mobile journalism project as well as user generated content submitted via comments, Twitter or Facebook and should provide readers with a true view of what the world is saying about the event.
The live blog, which you can follow here, is now a constant feature in coverage of Europe’s top handball events and was also in use earlier this month at the MVM EHF FINAL4 and EHF Cup Finals.
Live ticker
Don’t miss a single match action from the four games in LANXESS arena. The official Live-ticker will provide all fans with the up-to-the-second information on every shot or pass, every save or goal and much more. Click here to access the service.
Live streaming
Fans all around the world can follow the whole weekend action live on ehfTV.com. Read more about the live streaming on the world’s biggest handball TV platform here.
Newsletter
The newsletter will give fans all around Europe an overview on the event, containing stories about the games, previews, stories about the opening party and the fan zone.
If you want to get the newsletter, register here.
www.youtube.com/ehftv
Our video team will bring you another side to the event, with in-depth features as well as witty clips on the ehfTV YouTube channel. ehfTV.com presenter Tom O Brannagain will be on site to bring you entertaining videos with your favourite players, big names in the handball world and the fans in Cologne.
Already on Friday at 18:15 hrs the four stars (one for each team) will reveal their secrets in the Players’ hangout with Tom.
www.facebook.com/ehf.champions.league
The EHF Champions League Facebook page will be dedicated entirely to the best four men’s teams in the world, with insider updates from the moment the teams arrive, right through to the celebrations of one lucky team on Sunday evening. There will be exclusive content including videos, photo galleries, fan competitions and plenty more to give fans at home a real feel for the event.
www.twitter.com/ehfcl
Twitter will be the home for all the breaking news throughout the weekend, with news, reaction and live updates on and off the court through our @ehfcl account.
www.instagram.com/ehfcl
Looking for behind the scenes images and short videos from the VELUX EHF FINAL4 matches, surrounding events, players and fans? Well, Instagram is the place to go. Follow the @ehfcl account to see photos from the weekend in real time.
Connect with us and thousands of handball fans from around the world with the official event hashtags #ehffinal 4 and #scoremore.
Experience the VELUX EHF FINAL4 app
Also in 2015 fans have the opportunity to enjoy everything the highlight of European club handball has to offer both on and off the court with the official VELUX EHF FINAL4 app.
“We know the big impact that the VELUX EHF FINAL4 has on handball fans around Europe and we have worked hard to once again offer them the opportunity to be an active part of this event – no matter whether they are at the arena, at home or on the road,” says David Szlezak, VELUX EHF FINAL4 Team Leader.
Here is what you get with the app
• Access to the latest news from the event
• All information and statistics about the VELUX EHF Champions League
• Always stay up-to-date with the live ticker
• Get photos directly from the arena and the side events
• Live streams and videos on demand: games, interviews, highlights
• Social media channels to share everything with friends and fans alike
The VELUX EHF FINAL4 app can be downloaded right now for free via the Apple app store and on Google Play.
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