FOOTBALL:- Crystal Palace to play in Conference League after CAS rules UEFA decision should stand following Europa League demotion
Crystal Palace will play in the UEFA Conference League after The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled UEFA’s original decision to demote them from the Europa League will stand.
Palace, who beat Liverpool to win the Community Shield on Sunday, qualified for the Europa League by winning the FA Cup in May.
However, they were demoted to the Conference League by European football’s governing body UEFA on July 11 after it determined that as of March 1, American businessman John Textor had control or influence at both Palace and French club Lyon.
Palace appealed against their demotion and Eagles chairman Steve Parish attended a 10-hour hearing in front of three CAS judges in Lausanne on Friday, but the Premier League club, who will now consider their legal options, have lost their appeal.
Nottingham Forest – who travel to Selhurst Park for Palace’s first home league game on August 24, are expected to take Palace’s place in the Europa League.
