The soccer news agenda hasn’t exactly been a picnic recently. Concerns over the hosting of World Cup matches in Mexico. Gianni Infantino cozying up to Donald Trump whenever he can. The fleecing of supporters planning to visit the US this summer. Is all this really worth it? But then there’s Bodø/Glimt.

Tiny, little Bodø/Glimt from the Arctic Circle. The Norwegian miracle club that pulled off one of the biggest upsets in European soccer history on Tuesday by dumping Inter Milan out of the Champions League. The glorious anomaly reminding us all why we fell in love with this stupid sport in the first place.

Bodø/Glimt should have stood no chance against Inter. The Serie A leaders and three-time European champions boast a squad worth €666m ($787m), according to Transfermarkt. Bodø/Glimt’s squad, in stark contrast, is valued at just €57m ($67m). Inter are an established superpower over several decades; Bodø/Glimt were in the Norwegian second tier 10 years ago.

What happened at San Siro on Tuesday was most shocking because it wasn’t at all shocking to anyone who has watched Bodø/Glimt this season. Kjetil Knutsen’s side already had humbled Atlético Madrid and Manchester City before beating Inter home and away....