Mjallby miracle


Fans arrive at the Strandvallen stadium ahead of the Swedish Cup quarter-final match against AIK on March 9. — AP

IN a remote fishing village beside the shore of the Baltic Sea, one of the most remarkable achievements in European football is close to being realised.

“Make the impossible possible” is one of the mantras found on the walls and the PowerPoint slides at tiny Swedish club Mjallby.

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