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Nottingham Forest, who completed seventh within the Premier League final season, will exchange Crystal Palace within the Europa League.
Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze reacts throughout a match.(Action Images through Reuters)
UEFA demoted Palace whereas permitting Olympique Lyonnais to play within the Europa League as, on the time, the Eagle Football Group had been majority house owners of Lyon whereas their chairman John Textor owned a controlling stake in Palace.
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Nottingham Forest, who completed seventh within the Premier League final season, will exchange Palace within the Europa League.
“After considering the evidence, the panel found that John Textor, founder of Eagle Football Holdings, had shares in CPFC and OL and was a board member with decisive influence over both clubs at the time of UEFA’s assessment date,” the CAS mentioned in an announcement.
“The panel also dismissed the argument by CPFC that they received unfair treatment in comparison to Nottingham Forest and OL.”
Palace didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Palace, who certified for the Europa League as FA Cup winners, appealed towards UEFA’s determination final month.
The attraction got here days earlier than New York Jets co-owner Robert Wood “Woody” Johnson accomplished the acquisition of Textor-founded Eagle Football Holdings’ stake in Palace.
Textor has additionally resigned from Lyon’s board of administrators with Michele Kang appointed chairwoman and president.
As each Lyon and Palace had certified for the Europa League, the French membership had been allowed to maintain their place as a result of that they had completed increased of their respective league. Lyon completed sixth in Ligue 1 whereas Palace had been twelfth within the Premier League.
“Olympique Lyonnais welcomes today’s decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport confirming its participation in the Europa League,” Lyon mentioned in an announcement.
Palace, who received the Community Shield on Sunday beating Liverpool in a penalty shootout, are set to play within the Conference League’s qualifying playoff spherical later this month.
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