Harry van Raaij
Encyclopedia
Harry van Raaij was the chairman of PSV Eindhoven, a Dutch
sports club
, between 1996 and 2004. Van Raaij was a proponent of the Atlantic League
, which would have been a competition for larger clubs in smaller European countries.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
sports club
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
, between 1996 and 2004. Van Raaij was a proponent of the Atlantic League
Atlantic League (football)
The Atlantic League is a proposed international association football competition to be played in a number of European countries. The aim of the Atlantic League to allow clubs who have been successful in their national competitions to participate in a more competitive league that would be more...
, which would have been a competition for larger clubs in smaller European countries.