Overview

• Under the reported plan, clubs would still have to flag potential multi-club ownership conflicts by 1 March but could resolve them up to early June before European qualifying draws.
• The proposal was outlined to leading teams at the European Football Clubs meeting in Rome and remains unpublished and not yet finalized.
• The initiative follows Crystal Palace’s demotion to the Conference League after missing the March blind-trust requirement linked to John Textor’s stakes in Palace and Lyon.
• The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld UEFA’s CFCB ruling against Palace, and Lyon took the Europa League berth under allocation rules that prioritize league position.
• UEFA’s move also reflects a summer of strict actions that included expulsions for Drogheda United and Dunajská Streda, as other ownership groups avoided breaches by using blind trusts.