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After beating Roma 6-1 in the Europa Conference League group stage, Bodø take a 2-1 first-leg lead to Italy in their quarter-final rematchThere is an image in the lobby of the striking Stormen library, perched on the edge of the harbour in cosmopolitan Bodø, that speaks to the Norwegian city’s past. An old family photograph shows an elderly couple from Nordland but what is not instantly recognisable is that the man’s Sami footwear, traditionally made from reindeer hide to cope with subzero temperatures, has been purposefully scribbled over and hidden.Bodø is the northernmost city in the world – it is 200km north of the Arctic Circle and among the best spots to spy the aurora borealis – and while skrei cod fishing represents the historical currency in the area, it now has a modest football club turning heads on the European stage on the equivalent of a healthy League One budget. Continue reading...