After winning the FA Cup and qualifying for the Europa League, why are Crystal Palace now set to lose their place to Nottingham Forest?

The move comes after Lyon won an appeal against their relegation to the French second division, a decision which ultimately put Crystal Palace’s participation in next season’s Europa League at an end and looks likely to usher in Forest’s promotion from the Europa Conference League.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL / ACCESS Newswire / July 9, 2025 / John Textor, Chairman and CEO of Eagle Football Holdings, today issued the following statement in response to the decision by the French Football Federation (FFF) to uphold Olympique Lyonnais's

Palace fans are fundamentally opposed to the concept of multi-club ownership. It is a travesty that a club with a chairman who has resisted further encroachment and a majority takeover by Textor's Eagle Football should be the ones falling foul of, quite frankly, opaque rules to begin with.

The UEFA Champions League is the most elite competition in European and world football, bringing together the best of the best from England, Italy, Spain, Germany and more.Paris Saint-Germain lifted their first-ever Champions League title by beating Inter Milan 5-0 in a lopsided final.

UEFA's decision means teams that finish between third and sixth in the league phase cannot get home priority in the Champions League semifinals.