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BBC News
11-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Europa League place 'a welcome distraction from transfer woes'
The selfish decision would have been to hope Manchester City won the FA Cup. But who could deny the football romantic's dream of Crystal Palace finally winning a major trophy? If Pep Guardiola's side had lifted the cup on 17 May then Nottingham Forest, already guaranteed European football, would have gained a place in the Europa League without all the furore that has followed.I, for one, was happy that the Eagles had some silverware in their cabinet - and hoped Forest would see their own way into the Europa League, or even the Champions League. But at the end of the day - to use a football cliche - it all comes down to merit; you get what you course, if you have broken the rules - inadvertently or not - then you get what you deserve. While it feels cruel to deny Palace what they have achieved, there is a reason Evangelos Marinakis put his shares into a blind trust. The south London club will feel unfairly treated - but only in the same way that it felt when the Reds were docked points last year for falling foul of the PSR is a messy affair and football authorities on both sides of the Channel are not making a lot of friends beyond the top clubs, who are rarely punished in this fashion. But who are we to look a gift horse in the mouth? If Forest are to take Palace's place, then there will no play-offs to navigate next month, with a bigger prize to season, winning the Europa League last season was worth about £26.5m while, in contrast, the Conference League was only just over half at £15m. But beyond revenues, the winner takes a place in the Champions the current Europa League holders, Tottenham Hotspur's new-found wealth has been the cause of anguish at the City Ground this week with a £60m move for Morgan Gibbs-White, following fellow Champions League qualifiers Newcastle United's £55m bid for Anthony Elanga. A place in the Europa League would be a welcome distraction from transfer woes, and something to seriously look forward more from Pat Riddell at The Famous Club, external
BBC News
10-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Textor had Europe fears moments after Palace won cup
Crystal Palace co-owner John Textor has said he feared the club's participation in Europe would be in doubt moments after they won the FA Cup in involvement with both Palace and French club Lyon looks set to cost the Eagles a spot in the Europa League under Uefa's rules governing multi-club has agreed to sell his 43% stake in Palace to fellow American Woody Johnson, who owns NFL team the New York what he went through his mind after Palace beat Manchester City at Wembley, Textor told Talksport: "I was very happy, but I felt the gravity of it. And I was concerned on the same day holding the cup next to the Prince [William]."It was a great moment and I couldn't have been happier for the fans, but yeah, I was worried about what was coming."This week Lyon won an appeal against their relegation from Ligue 1 because of the club's poor financial football authorities demoted the seven-time champions into Ligue 2 last month, but that decision has been overturned. It could affect Palace's chances of playing in the Europa League next season as Lyon have also qualified for the competition, with Uefa set to rule on the situation at the end of the stressed that while he has "helped" the club, his role at Selhurst Park has not been a majorly active one."I help a lot. I showed up during Covid and paid off Covid debt. I helped finish the academy," he added."I am sitting there on the board with four other guys. Steve Parish is making the decisions and bringing us players. He involves us but he doesn't really listen to us."A suggestion from time to time is not the same as decisive influence."
