Eredivisie Chief Exec says it's a struggle to join 'Big 5' European Leagues

Jan de Jong says the main challenge for the Dutch league is to keep its position in Europe

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00:00To be honest we want to be the sixth league. There's a huge gap and we cannot

00:06bridge it between the big five and the other. A couple of years ago in 2018 we

00:12were on the UEFA ranking number 14th and now we are number 6th and that's very

00:17important and we have at least two teams participating in the Champions League

00:21and that is for us crucial because the money the teams get out of Champions

00:26League football is much more than the local media rights. So this year the

00:31season 24-25 in the Eredivisie is fully aimed how do we stay on the sixth

00:37position.