Overview

• The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed Crystal Palace’s expedited July appeal on August 11, confirming their exclusion from the Europa League.
• UEFA enforced its March 1 divestment deadline, ruling that Textor’s late sale of Palace shares failed to resolve a conflict with his Olympique Lyon holdings.
• Nottingham Forest inherits Crystal Palace’s Europa League berth after Lyon’s higher league finish gave them priority under UEFA’s regulations.
• Despite winning the FA Cup and Community Shield under Oliver Glasner, Palace must now start in next season’s Conference League and face a playoff round.
• The ruling highlights how off-field governance and ownership structures can override on-pitch qualification in European competitions.