The verdict fell and he smiled at Olympique Lyonnais. The DNCG appeal commission decided this Wednesday to “Infinite the administrative demotion in Ligue 2 of the first team at the end of the 2024-2025 season.There were not many people of confidence before the club's audience, which was to find € 200 million after the demotion of June 24. It is ultimately an immense relief even if it will have to be observed a period of drastic austerity. The payroll and transfers will be supervised.
Qualification in the Europa League is also maintained. To do this, it was necessary to stay in Ligue 1, had warned UEFA upstream. Everyone is happy at OL of this decision rendered, as well as in the Eagle Football holding company. Finally, everyone except on the side of Crystal Palace. The English club thought of having obtained its place in C3 thanks to its victory in the FA Cup final against Manchester City, but during this period it was still partly detained by John Textor, and was part of the Eagle galaxy.
OL and Crystal Palace always linked to the eyes of UEFA Malgée the sale of Textor's shares
Problem, UEFA prohibits certain conditions that two teams from the same owner participate in the same competition. Until June 23, it was still the case for OL and Crystal Palace. It was that day that Textor sold his shares to Robert Wood Johnson, American businessman co-owner of the New York Jets, a famous American football team, dropping his headquarters from the board of directors at the same time. If it is no longer concerned by the London club, what influence has OL's participation in the Europa League then?
This is a simple question of delay. According to Sky Sportsthe announcement was formalized too late and according to UEFA texts, the two clubs are always linked since their domestic results have an influence on their upcoming European participation. There is a real concern on the side of Crystal Palace. UEFA awaited the verdict of the appeal commission in France to render its decision concerning the English. If OL had been demoted, there would have been no debate. Only, its rescue in extremis obliges the European body to verify that Palace has not violated the rules of multiple needles, and possibly to expel it from the competition.
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