Hvidovre IF is back in the top league after 25 years. It's sensational that Hvidovre IF is back in the Superliga. Two and a half years ago, I stood on a stack of pallets on a block wagon and saw Hvidovre IF lose 2-1 to Skive IK in the second-best league. It was December. The temperature was around zero. The threat of relegation loomed. The wagon was placed against the railing behind one of the end stands at the stadium in Hvidovre, and next to me stood Hvidovre's sports director Peter Lassen. He had been quite open-hearted towards a referee in one of the previous matches, and therefore had a quarantine from the stadium itself. But the match he would see. I kept him company, because Lassen is my friend. After the match, we walked around the stadium to his office under the main stand. Downcast. Now it's suddenly not as tough to be Lassen and Hvidovre IF, because against all odds, the old giant club has been promoted to the Superliga for the first time in over 25 years. Hvidovre was on a French visit in the top league in 1996/97 and was thrown out of the Superliga. Since then, the old giant club has been through a lot and, among other things, had such a questionable economy that the club's veteran club, the so-called Kæmper, was the name sponsor on the stadium for several years. It sounded good with Kæmpernes Arena, but the name also covered the fact that no one else wanted to pay for advertising space. Today, the stadium is called Pro Ventilation Arena. Not as poetic. But certainly more profitable. It makes a lot of sense to talk about the Kæmper being back, because Hvidovre IF is a giant in Danish football. It's essential to understand when we compare the club's performance to the other sensational promotions in the last 10 years. Hobro IK, Vendsyssel FF, and FC Helsingør. None of these clubs have nearly the same resonance as Hvidovre in Danish football history. Hvidovre IF has won three Danish championships, won the most goal-rich cup final ever with 5-3 over Lyngby, and played against both Real Madrid and Juventus in the European Cup. Moreover, the club's players wore the most iconic shirt sponsor in Danish football for a long time. Yankie Bar. Hva'be'har. Immortalized by players like Hans Aabech, Michael Christensen, Sten Ziegler, and Michael Manniche. And not least by actor Lars Kaalund in the Danish success film 'Italiensk for begyndere'. Kaalund plays the role of Hal-Finn, who rules with an iron fist in the cafeteria at Hvidovre Stadium. The best stories about Hvidovre IF are found back in the sixties. A long time ago, you might say. Yes, but it's still the shoulders we stand on. Back then, Hvidovre IF became the first Danish football club to benefit from a societal development. Namely, the exodus of people who, after World War II, left the small apartments in Copenhagen to get better living conditions in the suburbs. Træk-og-slip, green areas, more square meters. The folk migration led to a population explosion in the western suburbs, and many of the small boys became skilled football players. When Hvidovre IF became Danish champions in 1967, 10 (!) of the players had been in the club as youngsters. One of the exceptions was goalkeeper Jørgen Henriksen. He came to the club from Dalgas and became the direct reason for the wonderful story about John Worbye, who had had the place in Hvidovre's goal on the way up through the divisions.