Everton Faces Shocking Europa League Ban – Could UEFA Rules Cost Them Their Spot?

Crystal Palace’s demotion from the Europa League to the Conference League was one of the longest-running sagas of last summer.

The Eagles’ historic FA Cup triumph sealed their place in Europe but they were punished for breaching multi-club ownership rules as one of their shareholders, John Textor, was majority owner of French side Lyon, who also qualified for the Europa League.

It meant that Nottingham Forest took Palace‘s place in Europe’s second biggest club competition, with the south London club unsuccessfully appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against their demotion to the Conference League.

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Premier League club face European headache over ownership rules

UEFA rules state that clubs owned by the same person or entity cannot compete in the same European competition.

And with the number of multi-club ownership groups only increasing, more teams could fall foul of the regulations that cost Palace a spot in the Europa League.

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