"Seeing all these huge teams come to little Bodo is amazing but, of all of them, I like least to lose to Tromso. It is a rivalry as curious as it is passionately contested, with the two clubs lying some 300 miles apart, such is the vastness of the Norwegian north."
"There is no direct road from Tromso to Bodo. We drive right through the night and then halfway we have to get a ferry. With a tired grin, he flashes his smart watch that indicates the amount of sleep he got on the journey. It blinks feebly: 0 hours."
Bodo, a small Arctic Norwegian town, hosts Bodo/Glimt, a four-time Eliteserien champion that became the first Norwegian team to reach a major European competition semi-final in 2025. The town regularly welcomes prestigious European clubs like Arsenal, Roma, and Ajax to its Aspmyra Stadion. However, the rivalry with northern club Tromso generates unparalleled passion among supporters. Despite lying 300 miles apart across Norway's vast north, the two clubs maintain one of football's most fiercely contested rivalries. Tromso supporters undertake arduous 10-hour coach journeys through the night along fjord-scarred coastlines, including ferry crossings, to attend away matches. Upon arrival in Bodo, visiting supporters encounter the town saturated with yellow Bodo/Glimt flags displayed prominently throughout the town center and surrounding areas.
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