
Crystal Palace have suffered a fresh blow in their hopes of playing Europa League football next season, with Lyon’s relegation from Ligue 1 being overturned on appeal.
Palace earned a Europa League spot by winning the FA Cup but face the threat of expulsion from the competition because outgoing co-owner John Textor also owns a majority stake in Lyon. Uefa rules prohibit individual or legal entities having control or influence over more than one club participating in the same competition.