Overview

• Crystal Palace secured Europa League qualification by winning the FA Cup but now face eligibility doubts under UEFA’s multi-club ownership rules.
• The investigation centres on whether John Textor’s significant shareholdings in both Palace and Lyon violate regulations forbidding decisive control of more than one club in the same competition.
• Palace directors have met with UEFA officials in Nyon to argue that Textor holds only minority voting power and cannot dictate club decisions.
• If Palace are ruled ineligible, Lyon would take their Europa League berth and Brighton and Hove Albion could inherit an English qualification place.
• The case underscores growing scrutiny of multi-club ownership, with over 400 teams linked in about 150 global structures.