MusaUEFA has banned the club from playing in Europe next season as Crystal Palace await a ruling in their case.
Palace face a potential breach of multi-club ownership rules as their majority owner John Textor has a controlling stake in Lyon.
Both clubs have qualified for next season’s Europa League, and The Times reports that Palace attended a UEFA summit to make their case.
The Eagles claim that American businessman Textor has no say in decisions, as he only holds 25 percent of the votes. Under UEFA rules, any party with at least 30 percent of the votes has a “decisive influence” on the club.
The club also say the two parties are not related, are not part of the same ownership group and do not share facilities or information.
No final decision has been made on the situation, but Palace are set to replace Nottingham Forest in the Europa League – who wrote a letter to UEFA on Monday outlining their “concerns” about the matter.
Meanwhile, another team has been banned from European competition next season.
Irish Premier Division side Drogheda United, who were granted entry into the Conference League, have been told they will not be allowed to compete.
They are owned by the Trivela Group, which also has a majority stake in Danish Superliga side Silkeborg IF.
Both sides qualified for the Conference League by winning the main domestic cup last season.
However, Silkeborg finished seventh in the 2024/25 Danish Superliga, while Drogheda finished ninth out of 10 teams in the Irish First Division.
As a result, Silkeborg have been granted entry into the competition.
The news is an even bigger blow for the Irish side, as they currently sit a much better second place in the ongoing 2025 campaign, having lost just three of their 19 matches.
Similar cases involving Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea have been upheld by UEFA in the past 12 months, and Drogheda have said they intend to appeal the ruling to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
The statement read: “This [judgment] comes despite the club’s significant efforts to work constructively with UEFA to make the necessary changes to its ownership and management to enable both clubs to compete in recent months.
“We are devastated by this potential development and believe it would be harsh and unfair, given the inconsistent way in which this year’s rule changes have been communicated and implemented across the clubs.
“We have now appealed the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
“What we can say is this: we are fighting – even at this late hour – to do everything and everything in our power to secure a place in Europe for our players, fans and community.”
“We have been in active dialogue with UEFA for several months and have proposed a share ownership agreement, trustee agreements and various other commitments consistent with recent CFCB precedent, only to have all of these efforts rejected.”
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