UEFA: Will not immediately make a ruling on whether Crystal Palace will participate in the European war next season

June 4 According to the Daily Mail, UEFA said that they will not immediately make a ruling on whether Crystal Palace can participate in the European war next season.

On June 3, the Premier League Crystal Palace Club held an emergency meeting with UEFA at its UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. According to previous reports, Crystal Palace is facing the risk of being expelled from the European arena for violating the "multi-club ownership rules", and they are working to retain their qualifications. Crystal Palace defeated Manchester City in the 24-25 FA Cup final and qualified for the UEFA Cup next season, but according to UEFA regulations, multiple teams under the same ownership group cannot participate in the same European event at the same time. John Textor, a shareholder of Crystal Palace, is also a shareholder of Ligue 1 Lyon, who has qualified for the Europa League next season. In addition, David Blitzer, co-owner of Crystal Palace, owns the Danish team Bloom Derby, which also has the opportunity to participate in the Europa League. UEFA's rules also stipulate that teams with higher rankings in their own country/regional leagues are preferred for participation in the case of multiple club ownership. Lyon is ranked sixth in Ligue 1 this season, Brownderby is ranked third in the Danish Premier League, and Crystal Palace is ranked twelfth in the Premier League.

Crystal Palace hopes to convince UEFA to retain their qualifications to participate in the UEFA Cup next season. Crystal Palace said that there is no direct resource sharing or operational relationship between them and Lyon. Text has no direct control in Crystal Palace's decisions, and his influence in Crystal Palace is not enough to constitute a violation of UEFA's multi-club ownership rules. In addition, if necessary, Text can take measures such as placing his shares in a trust company to avoid directly participating in the club's operational decisions to meet UEFA's requirements.

UEFA said that the decision on the ownership case of multiple clubs in the 2025/26 season will be announced some time in June. Until then, UEFA will not comment on the situation of individual clubs, that is, it will not immediately make a ruling on whether Crystal Palace can participate in the European war next season.