UEFA delay ruling on Crystal Palace Europa eligibilty
- On June 30, 2025, UEFA postponed its decision on Crystal Palace's admission to next season's Europa League due to multi-club ownership concerns.
- This delay followed the disclosure that John Textor, an outgoing Palace shareholder, holds interests in both Palace and French club Lyon, which also qualified for the same competition.
- On June 27, 2025, Lyon announced they had reached a settlement with UEFA's financial oversight committee, which allows them the possibility to compete in the next Europa League season, contingent upon a successful appeal against their relegation decision by the French regulator DNCG.
- UEFA regulations effective March 1, 2025, require clubs to prove no individual or entity controls more than one team in the same tournament, and only one club can enter if multiple fail these criteria.
- The outcome depends on Lyon's appeal success, Textor's sale of Palace shares to Woody Johnson, and UEFA's final ruling, leaving Palace's Europa League status uncertain.
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UEFA postpones decision on Crystal Palace’s European place


Palace earned a Europa League spot by winning last season’s FA Cup.
UEFA has announced that it leaves the Dunajska Streda of Slovakia and the Drogheda United of Ireland out of the Conference League, while postponing its decision in the multiclub property case involving the Lyon Olympia and Crystal Palace to define which of them will play in the Europa League.wf_cms.rss.read_more
Crystal Palace must wait again for UEFA ruling on ownership ties to Lyon for Europa League entry
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Crystal Palace’s participation in the Europa League next season is still uncertain after UEFA on Monday delayed a ruling on the FA Cup winner’s ownership links to French club Lyon through American businessman John Textor.
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