Barca, PSG Handball, THW Kiel and Telekom Veszprem will fight for the trophy of the EHF Champions League 2020 although corona-virus crisis. “Back to handball” concept has been promoted and one of the most important thing will be postponed event at Lanxess Arena in Cologne which will be held on December 28 and 29.
“The EHF, its marketing subsidiary, EHF Marketing, and club representatives commonly agreed that staging the VELUX EHF FINAL4 is of utmost importance for the promotion and reputation of European club handball. It is furthermore the confirmation of the long-standing partnership between the EHF, EHF Marketing, the City of Cologne and LANXESS arena which has seen ten successful editions of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 since 2010”, is written in EHF statement.
- ‘We play handball’ is one of our core claims. With the health situation and the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in mind, this can be translated to ‘we want to play’ because we believe it’s in the best interest of the sport and its partners – said David Szlezak, EHF Marketing Managing Director.
- “Forum Club Handball fully supports the decision to stage the VELUX EHF FINAL4. The significance of the event stretches way beyond the court. Holding it in Cologne in December clearly underlines the message that handball is back – said Gerd Butzeck, Managing Director of Forum Club Handball
Despite the challenging circumstances, interest in the event has remained high and less than 3% of all tickets sold have been returned.
However, to be able to create the ideal capacity concept, all tickets that have already been purchased will have to be refunded. All current ticket holders will be given the possibility to register for a ticket pre-sale for the EHF FINAL4 Men 2021.
