Crystal Palace will appeal their demotion from the Europa League to the Conference League, a decision attributed to ownership issues involving John Textor's company holding stakes in both Palace and Lyon. While Lyon faced relegation and exclusion from Europe, they successfully appealed, allowing them to maintain their position at Palace's expense. Parish, the chairman, asserted that Textor had no significant influence on the club and announced plans to escalate the appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, citing strong legal arguments against UEFA's decision.
We are still fighting. There's an appeal process, so we go to CAS, which is the court for arbitration, and we're very hopeful. We think we've got great legal arguments.
We don't think this is the right decision by any means. We know unequivocally that John didn't have decisive influence over the club. We know we proved that beyond all reasonable doubt because it's a fact.
There are many legal points we have about the validity of the rule, the date and the way it was communicated. Hopefully, when we go to CAS, we'll get the right answer.
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