Overview
- The banner reading "UEFA MAFIA" was unfurled during the Conference League play-off first leg against Fredrikstad at Selhurst Park.
- Similar displays appeared at Wembley for the Community Shield and at Stamford Bridge on the Premier League's opening weekend.
- UEFA referenced Articles 11(2)(d) and 16(2)(e) in imposing the sanction for disrepute and an unfit message.
- The protests followed Palace's demotion from the Europa League to the Conference League under multi-club ownership rules, a decision CAS upheld in August with Nottingham Forest taking their place.
- Palace have advanced to the Conference League group stage, while the FA is reviewing a separate banner aimed at Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis.