• Robert Calcutt, Sports Writer

• Published: 20:38, 12 Oct 2025
• Updated: 20:38, 12 Oct 2025

UEFA reportedly plan to relax their multi-club ownership rules after Crystal Palace were controversially kicked out of the Europa League.

Palace qualified for Europe's second-tier competition by winning the FA Cup in May, but did not enter this season's league phase.

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The Eagles were adjudged to have fallen foul of UEFA's rules on multi-club ownership and lost an appeal against Europa League relegation.

French side Lyon also qualified for the competition and are owned by John Textor, who had shares at Palace.

Multi-club ownership rules set by UEFA prevent multiple teams owned by an individual to play in the same European competition.

Palace could have circumnavigated this with proof of a restructuring of their multi-club ownership, but they missed the March 1 deadline.

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They were subsequently relegated to the Conference League, and had to compete in a qualification play-off to reach the league phase.

However, as reported by The Guardian, UEFA have plans to give clubs more...