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The 42
2 days ago
- Business
- The 42
Crystal Palace lose appeal against Europa League demotion
CRYSTAL PALACE HAVE lost their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against their demotion from the Europa League and will play in the Conference League this season. The FA Cup winners were demoted to the Conference League by European football's governing body UEFA on July 11 after it determined that as of March 1, American businessman John Textor had control or influence at both Palace and French club Lyon. Nottingham Forest – who travel to Selhurst Park for Palace's first home league game on August 24th – have taken the Europa League place. A CAS media release read: 'The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed an appeal by Crystal Palace FC (CPFC) against UEFA, Nottingham Forest FC and Olympique Lyonnais (OL) concerning a decision by UEFA to remove CPFC from the UEFA Europa League 2025/2026 due to a breach of UEFA multi club ownership regulations. 'As a result, CPFC will be admitted to compete in the UEFA Conference League 2025/2026. 'The appeal sought to annul the decision by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body on 11 July 2025 which found CPFC and OL non-compliant with multi-club ownership regulations. 'Alongside the annulment of the decision, CPFC requested readmission to the UEFA Europa League with Nottingham Forest or OL's admission rejected. 'After considering the evidence, the Panel found that John Textor, founder of Eagle Football Holdings, had shares in CPFC and OL and was a Board member with decisive influence over both clubs at the time of UEFA's assessment date. 'The Panel also dismissed the argument by CPFC that they received unfair treatment in comparison to Nottingham Forest and OL. The Panel considered that the UEFA Regulations are clear and do not provide flexibility to clubs that are non-compliant on the assessment date, as CPFC claimed. 'This was an expedited procedure, with an operative decision rendered two and a half weeks after the appeal, filed on 21 July 2025. Unless Parties request confidentiality, a full Award (with grounds) will be made available on the CAS website in due course.' Textor has now sold his stake in Palace, with the purchase of his shares by New York Jets owner Woody Johnson completed in late July. Palace chairman and co-owner Steve Parish, speaking after the Eagles beat Liverpool to lift the Community Shield, said his team would look for any alternative solutions should the verdict not go their way. He said: 'If we don't get the right outcome, then we will have to look if there's any steps after that.'
ITV News
2 days ago
- Business
- ITV News
Crystal Palace lose appeal against their demotion from Europa League
Crystal Palace have lost their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against their demotion from the Europa League and will play in the Conference League this season. The FA Cup winners were demoted to the Conference League by European football's governing body UEFA on July 11 after it determined that as of March 1, American businessman John Textor had control or influence at both Palace and French club Lyon. Nottingham Forest – who travel to Selhurst Park for Palace's first home league game on August 24th – have taken the Europa League place. A CAS media release read: 'The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed an appeal by Crystal Palace FC (CPFC) against UEFA, Nottingham Forest FC and Olympique Lyonnais (OL) concerning a decision by UEFA to remove CPFC from the UEFA Europa League 2025/2026 due to a breach of UEFA multi club ownership regulations. 'As a result, CPFC will be admitted to compete in the UEFA Conference League 2025/2026. 'The appeal sought to annul the decision by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body on 11 July 2025 which found CPFC and OL non-compliant with multi club ownership regulations. 'Alongside the annulment of the decision, CPFC requested readmission to the UEFA Europa League with Nottingham Forest or OL's admission rejected. 'After considering the evidence, the Panel found that John Textor, founder of Eagle Football Holdings, had shares in CPFC and OL and was a Board member with decisive influence over both clubs at the time of UEFA's assessment date. 'The Panel also dismissed the argument by CPFC that they received unfair treatment in comparison to Nottingham Forest and OL. The Panel considered that the UEFA Regulations are clear and do not provide flexibility to clubs that are non-compliant on the assessment date, as CPFC claimed. 'This was an expedited procedure, with an operative decision rendered two and a half weeks after the appeal, filed on 21 July 2025. Unless Parties request confidentiality, a full Award (with grounds) will be made available on the CAS website in due course.' Textor has now sold his stake in Palace, with the purchase of his shares by New York Jets owner Woody Johnson completed in late July. Palace chairman and co-owner Steve Parish, speaking after the Eagles beat Liverpool to lift the Community Shield, said his team would look for any alternative solutions should the verdict not go their way. He said: 'If we don't get the right outcome, then we will have to look if there's any steps after that.'
Irish Examiner
2 days ago
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Crystal Palace lose appeal against their demotion from Europa League
Crystal Palace have lost their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against their demotion from the Europa League and will play in the Conference League this season. The FA Cup winners were demoted to the Conference League by European football's governing body UEFA on July 11 after it determined that as of March 1, American businessman John Textor had control or influence at both Palace and French club Lyon. Nottingham Forest – who travel to Selhurst Park for Palace's first home league game on August 24th – have taken the Europa League place. A CAS media release read: 'The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed an appeal by Crystal Palace FC (CPFC) against UEFA, Nottingham Forest FC and Olympique Lyonnais (OL) concerning a decision by UEFA to remove CPFC from the UEFA Europa League 2025/2026 due to a breach of UEFA multi club ownership regulations. 'As a result, CPFC will be admitted to compete in the UEFA Conference League 2025/2026. 'The appeal sought to annul the decision by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body on 11 July 2025 which found CPFC and OL non-compliant with multi club ownership regulations. 'Alongside the annulment of the decision, CPFC requested readmission to the UEFA Europa League with Nottingham Forest or OL's admission rejected. 'After considering the evidence, the Panel found that John Textor, founder of Eagle Football Holdings, had shares in CPFC and OL and was a Board member with decisive influence over both clubs at the time of UEFA's assessment date. 'The Panel also dismissed the argument by CPFC that they received unfair treatment in comparison to Nottingham Forest and OL. The Panel considered that the UEFA Regulations are clear and do not provide flexibility to clubs that are non-compliant on the assessment date, as CPFC claimed. 'This was an expedited procedure, with an operative decision rendered two and a half weeks after the appeal, filed on 21 July 2025. Unless Parties request confidentiality, a full Award (with grounds) will be made available on the CAS website in due course.' Textor has now sold his stake in Palace, with the purchase of his shares by New York Jets owner Woody Johnson completed in late July. Palace chairman and co-owner Steve Parish, speaking after the Eagles beat Liverpool to lift the Community Shield, said his team would look for any alternative solutions should the verdict not go their way. He said: 'If we don't get the right outcome, then we will have to look if there's any steps after that.'
Hans India
2 days ago
- Business
- Hans India
Crystal Palace demoted to Conference League after CAS dismisses appeal
Lausanne: A day after Crystal Palace FC (CPFC) celebrated their win in the Community Shield against Liverpool, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed the appeal by the club against UEFA, Nottingham Forest FC and Olympique Lyonnais (OL) after UEFA removed CPFC from the Europa League 2025/2026 due to a breach of UEFA multi-club ownership regulations. As a result, CPFC will be admitted to compete in the UEFA Conference League 2025/2026. The Eagles had achieved qualification for the European tournament after winning the 2024/25 FA Cup. "The appeal sought to annul the decision by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body on 11 July 2025, which found CPFC and OL non-compliant with multi-club ownership regulations. Alongside the annulment of the decision, CPFC requested readmission to the UEFA Europa League with Nottingham Forest or OL's admission rejected. "After considering the evidence, the Panel found that John Textor, founder of Eagle Football Holdings, had shares in CPFC and OL and was a Board member with decisive influence over both clubs at the time of UEFA's assessment date. "The Panel considered that the UEFA Regulations are clear and do not provide flexibility to clubs that are non-compliant on the assessment date, as CPFC claimed," read the statement by CAS. Palace lifted the Community Shield after winning on penalty shootouts. The Eagles showed tremendous resiliency in fighting back after falling behind on two occasions to secure a 2-2 draw. Palace's hero from the shootout Dean Henderson stated his team deserves to play in the Europa League based on footballing merit. "I think you will see by today, we don't take too much notice of it at the end of the day. We win the FA Cup, we are justified to be in the Europa League. "For football purposes we deserve to be in the Europa League. I think it would devalue the competition, unfortunately, if we weren't in the Europa League," Henderson told BBC Radio 5 Live at Wembley.
Time of India
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Who is Japanese 'Salarywoman' Saori Araki SAO whose viral 'Good morning' photo got 8 crore views?
Saori Araki, a Japanese office worker, experienced unexpected viral fame after posting a simple "Good morning" photo on X, garnering over 76 million views. The post sparked global conversation and comparisons to Sydney Sweeney. Araki, also a model, actress, and former J-pop idol, leveraged the attention to connect with fans, significantly increasing her social media presence. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Saori Araki viral photo drew global attention Meet Saori Araki: The viral Japanese 'Salarywoman' Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads While Japan issued tsunami advisories last week, an unrelated social media post by a Japanese office worker unexpectedly captured global attention. A photo of Saori Araki , known online as SAO , went viral on X (formerly Twitter), amassing over 76 million photo, posted on July 24, 2025, shows SAO dressed in a fitted grey business suit and white shirt, holding a laptop with both hands. Her hair is loosely tied, with bangs falling over her forehead. The caption simply read: 'Good morning.'Since then, the post has generated millions of views and sparked global conversation, memes, and comparisons to American actress Sydney the viral post, SAO introduced herself to her growing revealed that she works in Japan as an office lady, commonly referred to as 'OL,' and is also active as a model and actress. She further shared that she was previously a member of the J-pop idol group Tokyo Girls Bravo under the stage name Araki Saori. She graduated from the group on February 25, was born on May 13, 1996, in Nagasaki, Japan. After the sudden social media attention, she used the momentum to connect with fans via her YouTube her viral post, SAO's Instagram follower count has surged past 224,000. Her rise reflects how quickly digital fame can occur."Forget the comparison with Sydney Sweeney; SAO's natural charm and authenticity are all she needs to captivate audiences worldwide."SAO's story shows how everyday moments can unexpectedly lead to widespread online recognition.
