Overview

• UEFA ruled that Textor’s offer to place his Crystal Palace shares in a blind trust was invalid because it missed the 1 March deadline for ownership changes.
• The governing body applied its multi-club ownership regulations consistently, following similar measures taken against Manchester City, Manchester United and Nottingham Forest.
• Textor, who holds 45% of Palace and also owns Lyon, has indicated he may sell his stake before the Europa League qualifying draw on 17 June.
• David Blitzer’s Danish club Brøndby qualified for the Conference League, removing any option for Palace to enter a lower-tier European competition.
• Should Palace be barred from the Europa League, Nottingham Forest could take their place and Brighton could move into Forest’s Conference League spot.