11-07-2025
Stop blaming loophole-users Man United, Nottingham Forest and Chelsea - getting kicked out of the Europa League is Crystal Palace's fault, writes IAN LADYMAN
Crystal Palace 's tumble from the Europa League before it's even started is a sporting catastrophe that they should have seen coming. That they didn't is overwhelmingly on them. This, in essence, is the London club's own fault.
Yes, there are too many shades of grey in UEFA's rules about multi-club ownership. European football's governing body have allowed subjectivity and interpretation to play too great role in this embarrassing shambles.
