• Club co-owner John Textor is also majority owner of Lyon
  • Palace may drop out of Europa League or Europe entirely

Uefa has rejected offers from Crystal Palace shareholders John Textor and David Blitzer to put their shares in a blind trust to ensure the club can compete in Europe next season.
Palace?s participation in the Europa League has been cast into doubt as the club?s largest shareholder Textor is also the majority owner of Lyon, who have also qualified for the second tier competition. And to compound matters, Blitzer?s Danish club Br?ndy have qualified for the Conference League, so the prospect of the FA Cup winners dropping into that competition is also not an option due to the European governing body?s multi-club rules.
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