Uefa is facing pressure to push back its deadline for separating ownership structures after a turbulent summer in which a handful of clubs, including Crystal Palace, were denied access to European competitions due to multiclub ownership rule-breaches.
It is understood that a number of smaller sides within multiclub operations will lobby Uefa to put back the 1 March date by which they must demonstrate compliance with the regulations. Clubs are barred from appearing in the same competition if one individual is deemed to have decisive influence over them both; Palace were controversially found to have broken MCO rules because their then-largest shareholder, John Textor, also held a controlling stake in Lyon. Both teams qualified for the Europa League and Palace were ultimately demoted to the Conference League, beginning their campaign on Thursday with a 1-0 victory against Fredrikstad in the playoff first leg.
