Overview
- UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body officially rejected Crystal Palace’s admission to the 2025–26 Europa League and placed them in the Europa Conference League instead.
- Nottingham Forest have appeared on UEFA’s official site as England’s second Europa League representative for 2025–26 pending formal confirmation.
- The ruling hinges on John Textor’s controlling stakes in both Palace and Lyon and UEFA’s determination that a blind trust proposal missed the March 1 compliance deadline.
- Steve Parish has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport and intends to reference a European Club Association email suggesting ownership issues could be resolved by May 31.
- Hundreds of fans marched from Norwood High Street to Selhurst Park in protest and an online petition has amassed nearly 3,000 signatures calling for UEFA to reverse its decision.