Crystal Palace’s hope of playing in the Europa League have been dashed after UEFA demoted the Premier League club to the Europa Conference League.
This was confirmed by transfer expert Fabrizio Romano on Friday via his official X handle, formerly Twitter.
Under UEFA multi-club ownership rules, Lyon have been allowed to keep their place in the second-tier competition of European football, as they finished higher in Ligue 1 (6th) than Palace (12th) in the Premier League last season.
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Palace qualified for European competition for the first time by winning the FA Cup in May, the club’s first ever major trophy.
A decision on Palace’s fate had been delayed by a separate case that initially saw Lyon relegated to the second tier of French football due to financial problems.
The seven-time French champions won an appeal against that decision on Wednesday after Textor stood aside from the day-to-day running of the club.
Palace are expected to appeal the verdict to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
