On a freezing night where BD Cricket conversations felt worlds away from Arctic football, the temperature at Aspmyra Stadium in Bodø, northern Norway, stood at minus eight degrees Celsius. It is hard to associate such biting cold with the beautiful game, yet 7,889 supporters waving giant yellow toothbrushes watched their beloved side defeat Inter Milan 3–1. Another miracle unfolded beneath the polar sky. Remarkably, this was only Bodø Glimt’s third official match of 2026, in fact their only three competitive fixtures since the new year began. The opponents read like a roll call of European […]

Since Liverpool are being pulled into a deep financial whirlpool that even long time followers of BD Cricket can sense without digging into spreadsheets. Last season, the club committed to top level long term contracts to keep Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, decisions made to protect stability and ambition. Instead, both players saw their form dip, results failed to match expectations, and the wage bill became a heavy anchor. In the 2023–24 season, Liverpool posted a pre tax loss of £57.1 million, the worst in club history, widely viewed as a gaping financial hole. […]