Crystal Palace's players celebrate with the trophy after Palace win the English FA Community Shield football match between Crystal Palace and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium, in London on August 10, 2025. AFP
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said its judges dismissed the English cup winner’s request to stay in the more lucrative second-tier Europa League in a case that also involved Premier League rival Nottingham Forest and French club Lyon.
Forest and Lyon are confirmed taking entries directly into the Europa League in September and Palace must start in the Conference League qualifying playoffs round next week.
UEFA demoted Palace because Textor had a 43% ownership stake last season while also owning Lyon. Palace missed a March deadline set by UEFA to solve the potential issue.
CAS said its judges decided Textor “was a board member with decisive influence over both clubs at the time of UEFA’s assessment date.”
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