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Scottish Sun
a day ago
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- Scottish Sun
Crystal Palace forced to wait on crunch Europa League decision from Uefa chiefs with new date revealed
One team has already been kicked out of Europe CRYSTAL BALL Crystal Palace forced to wait on crunch Europa League decision from Uefa chiefs with new date revealed Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CRYSTAL Palace will have to wait until at least Monday to discover if they have been cleared to play their first European campaign. Palace's 'Multi Club Ownership' issues were among a number of similar matters being considered by Uefa finance chiefs. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Crystal Palace will find out if they are in Europe on Monday Credit: Reuters 2 John Textor has sold his stake in the club Credit: AFP But the meeting at Uefa headquarters in Nyon has so many cases to consider that final verdicts will not be announced until after the weekend. Palace legal beaks and executives pleaded their case to Uefa's Club Financial Control Body, with their arguments strengthened by Lyon's relegation from France's top flight over the club's soaring debts. The Selhurst club have been made to wait for the green light since their FA Cup Final win over Manchester City because Lyon are owned by the Eagle Football group owned by US businessman John Textor, who had a 44.9 per cent stake in Palace despite being kept at arms length by Steve Parish and Americans Josh Harris and Dave Blitzer. Despite his limited role at Selhurst Park, Uefa were concerned that Textor's ownership stake breached regulations stating that clubs which are part of a shared ownership group cannot compete in the same competition. Those rules saw Manchester United owners Ineos park their shares in French side Nice in a blind trust to allow both to play in the Europa League last season, with Chelsea owners BlueCo withdrawing from their hands-on role at Strasbourg. And Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis stepped back from any official role at the City Ground in April, to meet the Uefa requirements, when he hoped the East Midlanders would qualify for the Champions League alongside Greek side Olympiacos. Palace, though, did not make any changes to the ownership structure ahead of the Uefa deadline for next season - a situation complicated by Blitzer's ownership of Danish side Brondby, who qualified for the Conference League. And as Lyon finished sixth in Ligue 1, compared to Palace's 12th-placed ranking in the Prem, they take priority over the South East London side. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS Despite that, the FA have backed the Eagles and Palace's cause was also aided by Textor's announcement that he is selling his Palace shares to New York Jets owner and former US ambassador to the UK Woody Johnson in a £190m deal. That sale still has to be cleared by the Premier League, although it is not expected to be held up. Crystal Palace could be KICKED OUT of Europa League before a ball is even kicked Textor now faces being ejected from the Lyon hotseat as well, with investment fund Ares, who loaned the US businessman £330m to fund his takeover in 2023, seeking to install new leadership. Lyon's relegation means they would not be nominated to take up their Europa League place, although the club are appealing against the decision of French football's financial regulator. But if Lyon were to win their appeal after being excluded from the official entry list, Nyon chiefs anticipate they are likely to apply to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to be reinstated. That would probably be at the expense of Strasbourg, who finished seventh in Ligue 1 and are expected to be nominated in Lyon's place. However, insiders anticipate that Palace would not be retrospectively prohibited from competing if Uefa has cleared their entry. Meanwhile, Irish side Drogheda has been expelled from the Uefa Conference League. This is due to multi-club ownership rules in a similar circumstance to Palace.
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Crystal Palace forced to wait on crunch Europa League decision from Uefa chiefs with new date revealed
CRYSTAL Palace will have to wait until at least Monday to discover if they have been cleared to play their first European campaign. Palace's 'Multi Club Ownership' issues were among a number of similar matters being considered by Uefa finance chiefs. Advertisement 2 Crystal Palace will find out if they are in Europe on Monday Credit: Reuters 2 John Textor has sold his stake in the club Credit: AFP But the meeting at Uefa headquarters in Nyon has so many cases to consider that final verdicts will not be announced until after the weekend. The Selhurst club have been made to wait for the green light since their FA Cup Final win over Manchester City because Despite his limited role at Selhurst Park, Uefa were concerned that Textor's ownership stake breached regulations stating that clubs which are part of a shared ownership group cannot compete in the same competition. Advertisement READ MORE ON FOOTBAL Those rules saw And Palace, though, did not make any changes to the ownership structure ahead of the Uefa deadline for next season - a situation complicated by Blitzer's ownership of Danish side Brondby, who qualified for the Conference League. And as Lyon finished sixth in Ligue 1, compared to Palace's 12th-placed ranking in the Prem, they take priority over the South East London side. Advertisement Most read in Football JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS Despite that, the FA have backed the Eagles and Palace's cause was also aided by Textor's announcement that he is selling his Palace shares to New York Jets owner and That sale still has to be cleared by the Premier League, although it is not expected to be held up. Crystal Palace could be KICKED OUT of Europa League before a ball is even kicked Textor now faces being ejected from the Lyon hotseat as well, with investment fund Ares, who loaned the US businessman £330m to fund his takeover in 2023, seeking to install new leadership. Advertisement Lyon's relegation means they would not be nominated to take up their Europa League place, although the club are appealing against the decision of French football's financial regulator. But if Lyon were to win their appeal after being excluded from the official entry list, Nyon chiefs anticipate they are likely to apply to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to be reinstated. That would probably be at the expense of Strasbourg, who finished seventh in Ligue 1 and are expected to be nominated in Lyon's place. However, insiders anticipate that Palace would not be retrospectively prohibited from competing if Uefa has cleared their entry. Advertisement Meanwhile, Irish side Drogheda has been expelled from the Uefa Conference League. This is due to multi-club ownership rules in a similar circumstance to Palace.
The Sun
a day ago
- Business
- The Sun
Crystal Palace forced to wait on crunch Europa League decision from Uefa chiefs with new date revealed
CRYSTAL Palace will have to wait until at least Monday to discover if they have been cleared to play their first European campaign. Palace's 'Multi Club Ownership' issues were among a number of similar matters being considered by Uefa finance chiefs. 2 2 But the meeting at Uefa headquarters in Nyon has so many cases to consider that final verdicts will not be announced until after the weekend. Palace legal beaks and executives pleaded their case to Uefa's Club Financial Control Body, with their arguments strengthened by Lyon's relegation from France's top flight over the club's soaring debts. The Selhurst club have been made to wait for the green light since their FA Cup Final win over Manchester City because Lyon are owned by the Eagle Football group owned by US businessman John Textor, who had a 44.9 per cent stake in Palace despite being kept at arms length by Steve Parish and Americans Josh Harris and Dave Blitzer. Despite his limited role at Selhurst Park, Uefa were concerned that Textor's ownership stake breached regulations stating that clubs which are part of a shared ownership group cannot compete in the same competition. Those rules saw Manchester United owners Ineos park their shares in French side Nice in a blind trust to allow both to play in the Europa League last season, with Chelsea owners BlueCo withdrawing from their hands-on role at Strasbourg. And Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis stepped back from any official role at the City Ground in April, to meet the Uefa requirements, when he hoped the East Midlanders would qualify for the Champions League alongside Greek side Olympiacos. Palace, though, did not make any changes to the ownership structure ahead of the Uefa deadline for next season - a situation complicated by Blitzer's ownership of Danish side Brondby, who qualified for the Conference League. And as Lyon finished sixth in Ligue 1, compared to Palace's 12th-placed ranking in the Prem, they take priority over the South East London side. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS Despite that, the FA have backed the Eagles and Palace's cause was also aided by Textor's announcement that he is selling his Palace shares to New York Jets owner and former US ambassador to the UK Woody Johnson in a £190m deal. That sale still has to be cleared by the Premier League, although it is not expected to be held up. Crystal Palace could be KICKED OUT of Europa League before a ball is even kicked Textor now faces being ejected from the Lyon hotseat as well, with investment fund Ares, who loaned the US businessman £330m to fund his takeover in 2023, seeking to install new leadership. Lyon's relegation means they would not be nominated to take up their Europa League place, although the club are appealing against the decision of French football's financial regulator. But if Lyon were to win their appeal after being excluded from the official entry list, Nyon chiefs anticipate they are likely to apply to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to be reinstated. That would probably be at the expense of Strasbourg, who finished seventh in Ligue 1 and are expected to be nominated in Lyon's place. However, insiders anticipate that Palace would not be retrospectively prohibited from competing if Uefa has cleared their entry. Meanwhile, Irish side Drogheda has been expelled from the Uefa Conference League. This is due to multi-club ownership rules in a similar circumstance to Palace.
Belfast Telegraph
a day ago
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Five-star Manchester City thump Juventus as Rodri makes his long-awaited first start in nine months
Both teams were already through to the last-16 but City now progress as Group G winners. Rodri started for City for the first time since September 2024 after suffering his ACL injury and played 66 minutes as Pep Guardiola's side cruised to victory. City will now stay in Orlando for their last-16 tie on Monday. The Premier League side led at the break thanks to a Jeremy Doku finish and Pierre Kalulu own goal. Teun Koopmeiners had hit a quickfire equaliser for Juventus after a mistake from goalkeeper Ederson. In the second-half, City ran away with it with goals from Erling Haaland – the 300th of his career – Phil Foden and a Savinho thunderbolt. Dusan Vlahovic pulled one back for Juventus in the 84th minute. Guardiola has won all 11 of his Fifa Club World Cup games with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City. They have scored 37 goals and only conceded four. City are the only team at the 2025 Club World Cup to win all three group games. But midfielder Claudio Echeverri is expected to miss the remainder of the tournament after twisting his ankle against Al Ain. The 19-year-old, who was given his full debut in that game, scored a sublime free-kick before leaving the pitch at half-time injured. Ederson has dismissed speculation he could leave the club as 'fake news'. The Brazilian has one year remaining on his contract at the Etihad Stadium and has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia. The 31-year-old has spent the past eight years at City and helped the club win 18 trophies, including six Premier League titles and the Champions League. 'My future is here,' Ederson said. 'Some friends send me lots of news, but 99 per cent is fake news. 'I understand you guys, you need the news, to put a 'like' on social media, but there's a lot of fake news around my name. My head is here. 'It stays with City. It means everything to go back to the Premier League and to try to win the Champions League as well. My mind is staying in the club.' Uefa executives, meanwhile, will meet on Friday to decide whether Crystal Palace will be allowed to play in next season's Europa League. The Eagles won the FA Cup to qualify for Europe for the first time in their history but Uefa must decide if they have breached its multi-club ownership rules. The expectation is that the outcome of the hearing will be announced on Friday evening. On Monday, it was announced New York Jets owner Woody Johnson has signed a 'legally binding contract' to buy John Textor's 43 per cent stake in Crystal Palace in a deal believed to be worth close to £190m. Palace are under threat of losing their spot in Europe on the basis of Textor's involvement at the club. Uefa has been considering whether Palace breached its multi-club ownership rules which bars linked clubs from competing in the same European competition.
Irish Examiner
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Netherlands pip Spain to Euro U19 glory after Jimenez own goal
The Netherlands have claimed their first ever Uefa European U19 Championship by beating holders Spain in Bucharest. A single own goal by the unlucky goalkeeper Raul Jimenez was enough to get the Dutch over the line. The triumph means The Netherlands are only the second nation - after Germany - to win all of UEFA's current national team football championships: that includes men's and women's Euros, U21 Euros, men's and women's U19 Euros and the men's and women's U17 Euros. Player of the Tournament went to the champions' Kees Smit who finished as joint top scorer in the competition. The Netherlands's showed the most promise in the first half. Chances fell to Givairo Read and Don-Angelo Konadu but neither could find the net. Omar Janneh had an effort of his own slip wide. Spain's Jon Martin and Izan Merino had chances of their own but couldn't break the ice in Bucharest. Feyenoord's Aymen Sliti had a pop from range but it failed to test Jimenez in goal. PSV's Tygo Land saw his second half effort crash off the post and three minutes later Antonio Cordero's struck it once again. The woodwork came into play once more when Oscar Marcos headed the ball off the crossbar. A breakthrough seemed inevitable. Kees Smit's free kick came close and teammate Ayoub Oufkir's one-on-one opportunity came to nothing. However, the deadlock was finally broken after 63 minutes when Netherlands captain Givairo Read drove a low cross that was deflected by Jimenez into his own net. The Dutch weren't out of the woods yet. Sparta Prague goalkeeper Joeri Heerkens made an excellent save to deny Alejandro Monserrate's header and with little left on the clock saved a Spanish free from just outside the area. Oufkir blew another one-on-one with minutes to go and starman Smit was lucky to get away with giving a penalty to the Spaniards, but the Netherlands held on. Read More Cristiano Ronaldo signs new two-year deal with Al Nassr
