MSG Networks will broadcast selected EHF Champions League Men matches, introducing US audiences to the highest level of European club handball and to some of the biggest clubs and players in the sport.
As the US prepares to host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, handball is gaining visibility and is establishing a stronger presence in the country. This partnership will provide an important opportunity to further increase the sport's awareness and reach new audiences in a market beyond handball’s traditional heartlands.
Bringing top-level European club handball to US screens provides audiences with the opportunity to discover the sport through elite club competition, showcasing its speed, intensity and some of its leading players.
Handball fans in the US and those looking to experience EHF Champions League Men action can now enjoy the very best of the sport on MSG Networks. The first match was played on 16 September, featuring Füchse Berlin against One Veszprém HC. Two additional matches will follow:
EHF Champions League Men live on MSG Networks
Industria Kielce vs SC Magdeburg
7 October 2026, 20:45 CEST/14:45 EDT
Barça vs Montpellier Handball
22 October 2026, 20:45 CEST/14:45 EDT
Aurèle Weyeneth, Director Rights and Exploitation at EHF Marketing, said: "We're delighted to welcome MSG Networks as a broadcast partner for the EHF Champions League Men. This agreement gives us the opportunity to bring top-level European club handball to new audiences in the US – a market where interest in the sport is clearly on the rise ahead of LA28. It's another targeted step in the international distribution of our flagship competition."
In these opening matches, US audiences will be treated to seeing the current and record EHF Champions League Men winners, Barça, in action, as well as three other winners of the top competition.
The MSG Networks partnership adds another market to EHF Marketing's international broadcast distribution for the EHF Champions League Men, a competition already enjoyed by fans around the world.
EHFM works with broadcast partners across international markets to make the competition available to audiences through strong local and regional platforms. Alongside its broadcast partners, the EHF’s own streaming platform, EHFTV, complements the international coverage, providing additional access to EHF club competition content.
Launched in 1969, MSG Networks is a regional sports network whose primary focus has been on the sports teams based in the New York area, but has a history of bringing the best of European sport to its core audience, including Premier League and UEFA Champions League football.
