8 h. ago UEFA robbing Crystal Palace of Europa League spot would be a joke

Palace risk being kicked out of Europe while rivals have sidestepped multi-club ownership rules

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57 h. ago Why Crystal Palace case for Europa League spot is different to banned Drogheda

Irish club Drogheda expelled from Conference League after losing Cas appeal as Palace wait to learn Europa League fate

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3 d. ago Crystal Palace ownership saga takes fresh twist amid fight to stay in Europa League

Palace majority shareholder John Textor lists Eagle Football company for an IPO in America

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4 d. ago John Textor provides another twist in Crystal Palace ownership saga

Club’s largest shareholder lists Eagle Football for IPOTiming is curious given Europa League uncertaintyThe Crystal Palace ownership saga has taken another twist with the club’s largest shareholder, John Textor, listing his holding company Eagle Football for an initial public offering in the US.Textor’s multi-club operation, which also owns majority shares in Lyon and Botafogo, has submitted a draft registration statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. An IPO is when a private company first sells shares to the public. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Woody Johnson makes £190m bid for Textor’s Crystal Palace shares as Uefa delays decision

Forest may go to Cas if Palace cleared for Europa LeagueNew York Jets owner is former US ambassador to the UKThe New York Jets owner, Woody Johnson, has offered £190m to buy John Textor’s stake in Crystal Palace. The move comes with Uefa expected to delay until the end of the month a decision on whether the club will be allowed to compete in next season’s Europa League.The offer from Johnson, the former US ambassador to the UK, has the backing of Palace’s co-chair Steve Parish and is believed to be under consideration by Textor despite falling significantly short of his valuation of about £240m for his 44.9% stake. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Crystal Palace in new £170m talks to sell John Textor stake in bid to stay in Europa League

Textor considering offers to sell Eagle Football Group’s stake in Palace to clear path for club to play in Europe next season

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7 d. ago NBA star in consortium to buy out John Textor and save Crystal Palace

FA Cup winners Crystal Palace's hopes of participating in the Europa League had been in doubt due to shareholder John Textor also owning a majority stake in Ligue 1 side Lyon

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7 d. ago Crystal Palace’s fight to stay in the Europa League explained

Everything we know so far as Crystal Palace’s involvement in the Europa League hangs in the balance

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9 d. ago Nottingham Forest complain to Uefa over Crystal Palace’s European place

Palace said to be in breach of multi-club ownership rulesForest would directly replace Palace in Europa LeagueNottingham Forest have written to Uefa to raise concerns about Crystal Palace’s planned partaking in the Europa League next season, arguing their Premier League rivals could be in breach of multi-club ownership rules.Forest stand to gain if Palace are not permitted to play in Europe next season because they would take Palace’s place in the Europa League. There is scope for a legal battle given Forest believe they have grounds to play in the competition. The Forest owner, Evangelos Marinakis, who also owns Greek champions Olympiakos, placed his shares into a blind trust to comply with Uefa rules in the event Forest qualified for the Champions League. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Nottingham Forest write to UEFA to 'express concern' over Crystal Palace

Nottingham Forest have spoken to UEFA to express their concern over Crystal Palace's potential involvement in the Europa League as the FA Cup winners attempt to prove their breached no rules

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1 week ago FA Cup winners Crystal Palace face anxious wait to discover Europa League fate

A decision from UEFA’s club financial control body (CFCB) is not expected for a matter of weeks.

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1 week ago Crystal Palace’s European dream is at risk – it’s time for football to wake up

Crystal Palace face the prospect of not being able to play in the Europa League thanks to multi-club ownership, with John Textor holding stakes in the Eagles and Lyon

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1 week ago Crystal Palace discover likely date for verdict on European football ban

Crystal Palace secured their spot in next season’s Europa League after winning the FA Cup but their participation in the competition is in major doubt with UEFA set to make a decision

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2 w. ago Crystal Palace’s Europa League place in doubt after Uefa rejects owners’ blind trust move

Club co-owner John Textor is also majority owner of LyonPalace may drop out of Europa League or Europe entirelyUefa has rejected offers from Crystal Palace shareholders John Textor and David Blitzer to put their shares in a blind trust to ensure the club can compete in Europe next season.Palace’s participation in the Europa League has been cast into doubt as the club’s largest shareholder Textor is also the majority owner of Lyon, who have also qualified for the second tier competition. And to compound matters, Blitzer’s Danish club Brøndby have qualified for the Conference League, so the prospect of the FA Cup winners dropping into that competition is also not an option due to the European governing body’s multi-club rules. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Eberechi Eze ‘trusting it will work out’ over Crystal Palace’s European hopes

Palace qualified for Europe for the first time in their history, but their place is under threat because of UEFA rules surround multi-club ownership.

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2 w. ago John Textor trying to sell Crystal Palace stake after crucial talks on threat to European place

Eagles risk being kicked out of Europe entirely next season despite winning the FA Cup

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2 w. ago Crystal Palace remain confident of Europa League spot ahead of crunch UEFA talks

Palace set for meeting with UEFA officials in Switzerland amid threat of being kicked out of Europe

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3 w. ago Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham journey a reminder the world of football is vast and rich

Spurs’ Europa League triumph marks the high point of Australian football success and keeps the door open for the next wave of coachesOpen-top buses are a favourite of visitors to London, including many of the half million Australians who travel there each year. Ange Postecoglou became the latest to hop aboard as part of a parade celebrating Tottenham’s Europa League triumph.There is no Buckingham Palace, no Tower of London, no Piccadilly Circus on Friday’s route – or Saturday morning for those watching from Australia. Rather, this was an unusual journey around not central but north London. On an ordinary day, Tottenham and Edmonton are areas deemed too common for most to be worth seeing. But this promised a rare spectacle, a sight to behold, in an area starved of football success. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Crystal Palace respond to Europa League fears as UEFA rules threaten participation

Crystal Palace's FA Cup victory over Manchester City at Wembley last Saturday has granted them a route into the Europa League - but their ownership structure could breach UEFA rules

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4 w. ago Crystal Palace confident of Europa League spot despite Conference League relegation threat

Eagles must satisfy UEFA multi-club ownership rules if they and Eagle Football-owned Lyon are both to compete in Europe next season

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