Crystal Palace’s appeal against their removal from the Europa League has failed, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upholding UEFA’s original decision. Nottingham Forest will remain in the competition, having been promoted at Palace’s expense, while Lyon also retain their Europa League place. Palace will now compete in the Conference League, while Forest and Lyon take the two contested Europa League slots.
00:00Crystal Palace's appeal against their removal from the Europa League has failed, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport upholding UEFA's original decision.
00:13Nottingham Forest will remain in the competition, having been promoted at Palace's expense, while Lyon will also retain their Europa League place.
00:23UEFA ruled last month that Palace and Lyon were in breach of its multi-club ownership regulations due to links with former investor John Texter.
00:33CAS confirmed both clubs must bear their own costs, suggesting a close verdict.
00:38The full judgement will follow. Forest, who had initially qualified for the Conference League, led the push to remove Palace, sending a five-strong legal team to Friday's hearing in Lachon.
00:51Lyon, who originally qualified for the Conference League, were reclassified to the Europa League, after Paris Saint-Germain's French Cup win freed up France's second Europa League spot.
01:03The FA Cup winners and Community Shield holders sought full disclosure on how some MCO clubs and placed ownership shares in blind trusts after UEFA's March 1 deadline.
01:15They were denied this request.
01:17Chairman Steve Parrish, attending alongside a legal team led by Ian Mill, argued that Texter did not have decisive influence at Palace.
01:27Texter owned around 50% of Eagle Football Holdings, which in turn held 43% of Palace.
01:33That stake was sold to US investor Woody Johnson for around $200 million on July 24th.
01:40However, CAS found that Texter had exercised decisive influence over both Palace and Lyon before the deadline and dismissed suggestions that other clubs had been granted more time to resolve MCO breaches.
01:54The panel, chaired by Italian Luigi Fumigiali, rejected that claim, ruling that UEFA's regulations were applied consistently.
02:05Palace will now compete in the Conference League, while Forrest and Lyon take the two contested Europa League slots.
02:12Palace will now compete in the Conference League, with the
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