Overview

• Lyon overturned its DNCG-imposed relegation on July 9, securing its place in Ligue 1 and retaining its Europa League qualification.
• UEFA’s multi-club ownership rules bar clubs with the same controlling individual from competing in the same European tournament, a conflict triggered by John Textor’s stakes in both sides.
• Crystal Palace missed UEFA’s March 1 deadline to remove Textor from its ownership structure or place his stake in a trust despite his agreed sale to Woody Johnson.
• John Textor resigned from Lyon’s board and Michele Kang succeeded him as president as part of Lyon’s efforts to satisfy financial oversight requirements.
• If UEFA excludes Palace, Nottingham Forest stand to be elevated from the Europa Conference League into the Europa League.