Bodø/Glimt were already admired for their ascent through the Norwegian system-returning to the top flight only in 2017 and winning four league titles in the years that followed. But their leap into the Champions League spotlight this season has been extraordinary. As tournament debutants, they arrived with curiosity surrounding them-but they quickly replaced intrigue with astonishment.
I think it's an amazing evening for the club, for the players, for the town and also for Norwegian football. We are not talking about goals, we are talking about how to perform and how we can take steps and develop the players and the team. Now I think that's extremely important. We have our way to do it, and that's really important.
When Landon Devoe-Krowicki told people he played football at Redwood Christian, the responses were usually followed by a raised eyebrow and a smirk. Where's that? is the usual response he would get half-joking and half-dismissive. Even on his own campus, the chatter wasn't much kinder with most assuming the ragtag team was destined to be a punchline. Just over a year later, no one is laughing.