Overview
- Clubs would still have to notify UEFA of potential multi-club ownership conflicts by 1 March, with extra time until early June to complete remedies before European draws.
- The procedural tweak was discussed with leading teams at the European Football Clubs meeting in Rome and remains a reported proposal.
- Crystal Palace lost their Europa League place last season after missing the March deadline to place the club in a blind trust, a decision upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
- UEFA’s enforcement also removed Drogheda and Dunajska Streda from Europe for MCO conflicts after they had qualified for the Conference League.
- A blind trust remains the standard compliance tool, used in past cases involving Manchester City with Girona and Manchester United with Nice, but not implemented by Palace and Lyon last season.