Rush Episode: Bodø/Glimt, fresh off the plane from its Champions League fairytale

About this episode

Freddy Toresen discusses Bodø/Glimt's Champions League journey and club identity.

The day after he arrived back from his clubs last Champions League game this year, a loss at Sporting in Lisbon, Freddy Toresen, the local football journalist from Bodø, gives us a long view of the club and its identity. This is just the first part of our conversation, a reaction to this year's Champions League fairytale that included wins over Manchester City, Inter Milan, and Atletico Madrid. Watch for the long rest of our conversation on how this fairytale came about on March 30th, as usua...

People in this episode

Host: Philipp Gollner

Guest: Freddy Toresen

Topics covered

• Champions League
• Bodø/Glimt
• football journalism
• club identity
• soccer culture

Keywords

• Bodø/Glimt
• Champions League
• Freddy Toresen
• football
• soccer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bodø/Glimt, Sporting, Manchester City, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid

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