Why Tottenham’s Europa League rivals Bodo/Glimt have a forward slash in their name

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Bodo/Glimt will bid to make their unique name a permanent fixture in the European history books when they battle Tottenham tonight.

The Norwegian side trail Spurs 3-1 from the first-leg of their Europa League semi-final last week, but have reason to remain hopeful.

Bodo, who could fit the entire population of the club's hometown into Spurs' stadium and still have 22,000 empty seats, will look to continue their impressive home record at the Aspymyra Stadion.

Kjetil Knutsen's side, who only won their first Norwegian league title in 2020, have several unique features, including their plastic pitch.

Bodo decides amongst the squad who should be captain for each game, while their fans are often armed with yellow toothbrushes.

However, perhaps most interesting of all is their name, which stands alone among the Athletics, Uniteds, Cities, and Towns of the world.

Why does Bodo/Glimt have a slash in its name?

The Eliteserien (Norwegian top division) outfit was originally founded in 1916 as Fotballklubben Glimt.

This translates into English as 'football club' followed by the Norwegian word for flash.

They initially changed their name to Fotballklubben Bodo-Glimt in 1948 because an older club from Trøndelag had the same name.

The inclusion of the word Bodo was in reference to the club's hometown in Norway and was originally joined by a hyphen.

During the 1980s, that gradually evolved into a forward slash.

This was to avoid confusion on betting slips and printed scorelines in newspapers, where hyphens were typically used to separate two different teams.

Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham: talkSPORT coverage

This Europa League semi-final second leg will take place on Thursday, May 8.

Kick-off at Aspmyra Stadion is scheduled for 8pm.

talkSPORT 2 will have live coverage of the game.

Commentary will come from Alex Crook and former England striker Dean Ashton.

To tune in to talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

talkSPORT.com will be running a live blog of the action too.

Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham: talkSPORT BET Odds

Match odds:

Bodo/Glimt - 6/4

Draw - 27/10

Tottenham - 6/4

To qualify:

Bodo/Glimt - 9/2

Tottenham - 1/9

*odds subject to change

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