Overview

• The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed Crystal Palace’s appeal on August 11, confirming Nottingham Forest and Lyon will take Europa League spots while Palace competes in the Conference League.
• UEFA’s multiproperty regulations require clubs to resolve overlapping ownership by a fixed March 1 deadline to safeguard competition integrity.
• The tribunal found that John Textor held a 43% stake and decisive board influence at both Palace and Olympique Lyonnais at the assessment date.
• Textor’s July sale of his Palace shares to Woody Johnson did not overturn the sanction because the rules allow no exceptions after the deadline.
• Palace now faces at least six Conference League matches instead of eight Europa League fixtures, risking tens of millions in prize money and potentially accelerating summer transfer interest in key players such as Marc Guehi and Eberechi Eze.