UEFA announces new EPL teams to play Europa, Conference League

UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body, CFCB, have removed Crystal Palace from the Europa League.

They will now be replaced by Nottingham Forest, who had qualified for the playoff round of the Conference League.

Palace have now been demoted to play in the Conference League, after CFCB ruled they were too closely linked to Lyon.

The Eagles will now appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS.

Olivier Glasner’s men qualified for the Europa League by defeating Manchester City 1-0 in the FA Cup final.

However, Paris Saint-Germain’s victory in the Coupe de France final, saw Lyon promoted to play in the Europa League.

UEFA’s regulations take issue with any dual holding above 30%. The majority owner and chairman of Eagle Football Holdings, John Textor, has a 77% stake in Lyon but also owns 43.9% of Palace.