Overview
- UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body has postponed its verdict on Crystal Palace’s Europa League qualification until at least Monday.
- John Textor agreed to sell his 43 percent stake in Palace to Woody Johnson for £190 million, with the deal subject to Premier League approval.
- Olympique Lyonnais signed a conditional agreement with UEFA after being relegated by France’s DNCG, leaving their Europa League place dependent on the outcome of their financial appeal.
- Under UEFA regulations, no individual may exercise decisive control over two clubs competing in the same European competition.
- Nottingham Forest, currently set for the Conference League, could inherit Palace’s Europa League berth if the Eagles are ruled ineligible.