Crystal Palace have confirmed that New York Jets co-owner Robert Wood Johnson has agreed to become the club’s largest shareholder, purchasing the 43% stake which belongs to Eagle Football Holdings, the company run by American investor John Textor.
Textor also has a controlling interest in French outfit Olympique Lyonnais, who—like FA Cup winners Palace—had qualified for the 2025–26 Europa League season. With both teams under the same multi-club umbrella and involved in the same UEFA competition, there was the very real risk that one of the sides would be demoted into the Conference League to avoid a conflict of interests.
