UEFA: Crystal Palace appeal to CAS against being transferred to the Conference League

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has confirmed receipt of the appeal lodged by Crystal Palace FC (Premier League) against UEFA, Nottingham Forest FC (Premier League) and Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 McDonald's) concerning UEFA's decision (of 11/07/2025) to exclude the club from the 2025-26 Europa League "due to an alleged breach of multi club ownership regulations," announced CAS on 22/07/2025.

The appeal lodged on 21/07 seeks to annul the decision of the First Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) "which found Crystal Palace and OL non-compliant with multi club ownership regulations and placed Crystal Palace in the UEFA Conference League 2025-26. Alongside the annulment, Crystal Palace requests readmission to the Europa League with Nottingham Forest's admission rejected. In the alternative, Crystal Palace requests readmission to the Europa League with OL’s admission rejected."

The CFCB had decided to admit Olympique Lyonnais to the league phase of the 2025-26 Europa League and to return Crystal Palace, even though it had qualified for the same competition, to…