Crystal Palace has been banned from the Europa League and placed in the Conference League due to violations of Uefa's multi-club ownership rules. The situation arose after Lyon's successful appeal against relegation, with both clubs linked to the same owner, John Textor. Despite Textor's intended sale of Palace shares, the deal was not finalized by the deadline. Crystal Palace plans to contest the ruling at the court of arbitration for sport. Uefa confirmed the breach and stated the decision regarding Palace's competition admission was made.
Crystal Palace have been banned from the Europa League and moved into the Conference League after Uefa concluded the FA Cup winners were in breach of its multi-club ownership rules.
John Textor is Palace's largest shareholder and the owner of Lyon. A 1 March deadline for resolving multi-club ownership issues was not met.
Palace, who have never played in a major European competition, are expected to appeal to the court of arbitration for sport.
Uefa said in a statement that its club financial control body had concluded that the multi-club ownership criteria had been breached.
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