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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ed Aarons

Textor insists Palace influence ‘not decisive’ as club fear Europa League ban

John Textor
John Textor recently agreed a deal to sell his Crystal Palace shares to the New York Jets owner, Woody Johnson. Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP

John Textor has insisted that he didn’t have a decisive influence at Crystal Palace as the FA Cup winners await Uefa’s decision on whether they can compete in next season’s Europa League.

Palace are facing the threat of being demoted to the Conference League by European football’s governing body because the American businessman also owns a majority stake in Ligue 1 side Lyon, who have also qualified for the Europa League. The French club have successfully appealed against relegation to Ligue 2, with Uefa having delayed its ruling on Palace last week pending the outcome of Lyon’s appeal.

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