by The followers of Crystal Palace organized a protest in front of Selhurst Park on Tuesday evening, after the UEFA decision to notify the association from the Europa League into the conference league.
Palace qualified for the Europa League this season with the kind approval of his shock victory against Manchester City in the FA Cup final in May, which secured a historical first large trophy.
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But they missed a deadline on March 1 to demonstrate that the American co -owner John Textor, also partially owner at Lyon, had no control or influence on more than one club in the same competition.
The Financial Control Body (CFCB) from UEFA decided the interest of Textor in both clubs that only one could enter the Europa League, with Lyon’s position in the higher league suppressed the palace.
Hundreds of followers marched from the Norwood Clocktower to the Palace Stadium with banners, with one at the front “UEFA: Morally bankrupt. Revoke still the region”.
Crystal palace fans at the protest march ((Yui Mok/Pa))
Crystal palace fans at the protest march ((Yui Mok/Pa))
The march organized by Palace Ultras Holmesdale fanatic had asked the followers of all teams to join the march and invited “those who are disillusioned with the state of modern football.
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Palace weighed its options and admitted that they could take UEFA’s judgment at the Court of Sport.
Textor has agreed to sell his participation in Palace to New York Jets owner Woody Johnson. He also resigned as President of Lyon, but remains co -owner.
Nottingham Forest will probably replace the Eagles in the Europa League after she has occupied seventh place in the Premier League last season, although this has not yet been confirmed by UEFA.
The chairman of the palace, Steve Parish, declared a “bad day for football” and “a terrible injustice” after the club was downgraded to the conference league after falling UEFA’s rules for multi-club possession.
A petition in which UEFA is asked to rethink and reinstate the Palace in the Europa League has been signed by more than 3,000 people since its foundation on Friday.
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