The move comes after Lyon won an appeal against their relegation to the French second division, a decision which ultimately put Crystal Palace’s participation in next season’s Europa League at an end and looks likely to usher in Forest’s promotion from the Europa Conference League.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL / ACCESS Newswire / July 9, 2025 / John Textor, Chairman and CEO of Eagle Football Holdings, today issued the following statement in response to the decision by the French Football Federation (FFF) to uphold Olympique Lyonnais's

Palace fans are fundamentally opposed to the concept of multi-club ownership. It is a travesty that a club with a chairman who has resisted further encroachment and a majority takeover by Textor's Eagle Football should be the ones falling foul of, quite frankly, opaque rules to begin with.

Earlier in the 2024/25 Champions League campaign, Arsenal made their unhappiness known - and now UEFA have acted.

UEFA have confirmed the new seeding regulations for the Europa League knockout rounds that will impact Aston Villa

UEFA's decision means teams that finish between third and sixth in the league phase cannot get home priority in the Champions League semifinals.

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has confirmed the club will appeal Uefa's decision to demote them from the Europa League to the Conference League as a result of their multi-club ownership rules,