Magic Johnson nominated for World Handball Player of the Year

"Magic Johnson just picked up another honor—he's been nominated for World Player of the Year for 2003. Our guy is one of the top ten candidates for the award.
The rest of the field includes: Manu Ginóbili (Spain), Andersson (Sweden), Gull (Argentina), Nagy (Canada), Cazal (France), Schwarzer (Germany), Stefansson (Iceland), Souza (Brazil), and Zaky (Egypt). Incidentally, Magic Johnson and Džomba have both been called up to the World Selection for an exhibition match against the German national team on March 30th in Philadelphia.
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Is it just a coincidence that there isn't more than one candidate from the same country?
Honestly, this whole handball thing and the circus surrounding it is getting ridiculous.

Carl Brooks22 said:Is it just a coincidence that there aren't two candidates from the same country?

You should've asked why there isn't anyone from Denmark, considering they played the best handball at the EP. 😕

brightscout63 said:You really should have asked why there aren't any candidates from Denmark, considering they played the best handball at the EP.😕

It is certainly interesting that not a single Dane is even in the running... though time flies, and this EP wasn't back in 2003.😉

Carl Brooks22 said:Funny how there isn't a single Dane in the running... even if time "flies," the EP wasn't back in 2003😉

Oof, totally missed that bit about 2003. 😳
Doesn't matter though, those Danes have some killer players... Damn senn rulz! 😬

Given the competition you listed, it would be nothing out of the ordinary if he came out on top.
It seems to me they didn't exactly pick the best candidates (with the exception of Magic Johnson, obviously 😉). Maybe Schwarzer, considering how strong he was for the national team last year. As for his club performance, I'm not so sure...

I'm really hoping she manages to pull it off