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- Irish Examiner
Woody Johnson completes purchase of Crystal Palace shares
Crystal Palace have confirmed that Woody Johnson's purchase of Eagle Football's shareholding in the club has been completed. American businessman Johnson – who is co-owner of the New York Jets – joins chairman Steve Parish, Josh Harris and David Blitzer as a partner and director of the Eagles, and has also signed the Premier League's Owners' Charter. 'I am honoured and privileged to be joining the ownership group of Crystal Palace Football Club,' Johnson told the Eagles website. We are pleased to confirm that Woody Johnson's purchase of Eagle Football's shareholding in the club has now been completed.#CPFC — Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) July 24, 2025 'It is an organisation with a proud history, tradition, and deep roots in English football in South London, which I came to admire during my time as US Ambassador to the United Kingdom. 'Eagles fans have demonstrated extraordinary loyalty, passion, and unwavering dedication and I am excited to meet and get to know them. 'I have great respect for Steve Parish and the leadership he has provided over the years. 'I look forward to working with him and the entire ownership group to build on the club's recent successes and help shape an exciting future for Crystal Palace. 'This is more than an investment – it's a commitment to realising the vision for the club, the community, and the culture around Selhurst Park.' Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has welcomed the arrival of Woody Johnson during an 'exciting' time for Crystal Palace (Richard Sellers/PA) Johnson's arrival at Palace comes with the club in dispute with UEFA over which European competition they will play in next season after winning the FA Cup in May. The Eagles were demoted from the Europa League to the Conference League after falling foul of UEFA's rules governing multi-club ownership, but have submitted an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. UEFA determined that as of March 1, American businessman John Textor had control or influence in Palace and French club Lyon. Textor said he had agreed to sell his stake in Palace to Johnson, but the move came too late to satisfy UEFA. Parish said: 'At this exciting time for Crystal Palace, we are delighted to be welcoming Woody to the ownership of the football club, and we very much look forward to working alongside him to build on our historic recent success moving forwards.'
Irish Independent
an hour ago
- Irish Independent
Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs
Olexiy Kashchuk of Qarabag scores his side's second goal during the UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round first leg win over Shelbourne at Tolka Park in Dublin. Picture: Sportsfile Daniel McDonnell (still jacketless) joins Joe and Will for a Thursday Bits & Bobs with plenty of your emails to discuss, including drinking wine at Centre Court, and the return of pedantic corner (now in E-Paper form). On the chopping block is where Shelbourne now sit in their race for European qualification, whether Duff's exit has taken steam away from the league, and what impact more European money could have on a potential beast in Shamrock Rovers. The news that the Irish women's basketball team have been drawn in the same group of Israel also sparks discussion around how sports organisations should take a stand. Plus - there is some defence from our emailers of Scottie Scheffler, and our studio has an uplifting surprise The next edition of Indo Sport LIVE takes place on August 6, head over to Ticketmaster for information on how you can join us at Vicar Street. If you'd like to get in touch with the show, email us at indosportpodcast@ You can subscribe to our dedicated Indo Sport YouTube page here Listen on... Spotify Apple Podcasts
Irish Daily Mirror
2 hours ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
St Joseph's v Shamrock Rovers LIVE updates from Europa Conference League
It's not that long ago that Shamrock Rovers were breaking Irish footballing records in Europe, by progressing to the last-32 of the Europa Conference League. And they were just a penalty shootout away from making it even further, after a historic league phase campaign. The Hoops are back in action on Thursday evening in Gibraltar, where they face St Joseph's in the second qualifying round of the Conference League. Hoping to emulate - or even go one step better than - last year's heroics, Stephen Bradley's men must do it the hard way this time around. Even though they were given a bye into the second round, after Drogheda United were booted out, they cannot rely on the champions route this year and only have one opportunity to progress. Stay tuned for live updates as they kick off their 2025/26 European campaign... 16:34 Mark McCadden You can check out all you need to know about this evening's game, including streaming info, here. 16:27 Mark McCadden The Shamrock Rovers substitutes today are: Lee Steacy, Aaron McEneff, Sean Kavanagh, Darragh Nugent, Gary O'Neill, Cian Barrett, Cory O'Sullivan, Jack Byrne, Michael Noonan, Victor Ozhianvuna, John McGovern. 16:26 Mark McCadden ... and Stephen Bradley has named a strong starting-11 to face St Joseph's in Gibraltar. Ed McGinty Dan Cleary, Roberto Lopes, Lee Grace Danny Grant, Danny Mandroiu, Matt Healy, Dylan Watts, Josh Honohan Graham Burke Rory Gaffney
