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A determination connected Crystal Palace's information successful the UEFA Europa League has been made.
The Eagles secured a spot successful the Europa League for the 25/26 run after beating Manchester City successful the FA Cup last backmost successful May.
Midfielder Eberechi Eze was the leader arsenic helium netted the winner to seal a historical 1-0 triumph astatine Wembley.
However, it was past reported that Palace look being banned from competing successful Europe owed to the club's shareholder, John Textor, holding a controlling involvement successful French broadside Lyon, who person besides qualified for the Europa League, which breaches UEFA's multi-club ownership rules.
Despite Textor selling his involvement successful Palace, it was claimed that they could inactive beryllium kicked retired of the tournament.
In the meantime, Lyon were primitively relegated from Ligue 1 implicit fiscal issues.
However, the determination was overturned aft an appeal, meaning they were allowed to play successful the Europa League, casting uncertainty implicit Palace's place.
The Europa League trophy. Image: Getty
On Friday afternoon, it appears a determination has been made.
Taking to societal media, Daily Mail writer Mike Keegan wrote: "BREAKING. Crystal Palace person been 'demoted' to the Europa Conference League."
The determination volition beryllium taxable to an appeal, which Palace are much than apt to do.
As a result, Nottingham Forest person been pushed up to the Europa League.
Crystal Palace person been relegated to the Europa Conference League. Image: Getty
A connection from UEFA read: "On 9 July 2025, the entreaty lawsuit of the French fiscal power authorization (DNCG) decided not to relegate Olympique Lyonnais to Ligue 2. Consequently, and pursuing an appraisal by the CFCB of each the different applicable conditions included successful the colony agreement, Olympique Lyonnais volition not beryllium excluded from the 2025/26 UEFA nine competitions.
"Consequently, the CFCB First Chamber pursued the appraisal of the documentation submitted by Olympique Lyonnais and Crystal Palace and concluded that the clubs breached, arsenic astatine 1 March 2025, the multi-club ownership criteria foreseen successful Art 5.01 of the UEFA Club Competition Regulations.
"For this reason, and successful accordance with the provisions acceptable successful Art. 5.02, 5.03 and 5.04 of the UEFA Club Competitions Regulations, the CFCB First Chamber decided:
"To judge Olympique Lyonnais’ admittance to the 2025/26 UEFA Europa League; and To cull Crystal Palace’s admittance to the 2025/26 UEFA Europa League and to judge Crystal Palace’s admittance to the 2025/26 UEFA Conference League."
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