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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ed Aarons

Nottingham Forest owner Marinakis sues Crystal Palace over fan banner

Evangelos Marinakis, the Nottingham Forest owner
Evangelos Marinakis, the Nottingham Forest owner, is suing Crystal Palace for defamation. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters

The Nottingham Forest owner, Evangelos Marinakis, is suing Crystal Palace for defamation after supporters of the south London club displayed a banner depicting him holding a gun to the head of the England midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White.

Almost 12 months since the banner appeared midway through the first half of Palace’s 1-1 draw with Forest at Selhurst Park, lawyers for Marinakis lodged the claim for defamation against CPFC Ltd and “persons unknown” at the high court on Monday.

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