long way down

[elv]

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Встречается вслед.контексте:
The home leagues don’t demand the same level of foreign attention, as there’s a huge gap between the big and smaller clubs. After Ajax, PSV, Feyenoord and AZ, it can be a long way down, but it doesn’t necessarily mean games lack excitement.

[fianlamb]

It means there is a very big difference between top clubs and those at the bottom of the league - the second sentence expands the second half of the first by including examples.

[Alex Nord]

существует огромный разрыв между такими известными клубами как "Аякс", "ПСВ", "Фейоноорд" и клубами рангом (уровнем) ниже