Crystal Palace 'respond' after being replaced in Europa League by Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace have already reportedly planned their next steps after losing their appeal against being demoted from the Europa League.
Palace, who won the FA Cup last season, added more silverware to their trophy cabinet following Sunday's victory over Liverpool in the Community Shield.
They beat last season's Premier League winners 3-2 on penalties at Wembley Stadium.
But Palace have been dealt a blow for the 2025/26 campaign, which officially begins on Sunday against Chelsea.
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The club were punished by UEFA for breaching multi-club ownership rules, with American businessman John Textor, who is the majority owner of Lyon, owning a 43 per cent stake in the club until he sold it in June.
The Premier League side were demoted to the Conference League after qualifying for the Europa League following their FA Cup triumph over Manchester City.
They submitted an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) but the decision stood following their protests.
Nottingham Forest will replace the Selhurst Park outfit in the Europa League.
While Palace haven't directly responded to losing the appeal, they are 'assessing their legal options' amid the decision.
That's according to Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solhekol, who has provided inside information of Palace's response to the verdict.
"Crystal Palace are assessing their legal options after losing their CAS appeal. From a football perspective, they are resigned to playing in the Conference League, starting with play-off on 21 and 28 August," he wrote on X.
"In the meantime, they will consult their lawyers about possible legal claims for damages. CAS has ruled that all sides have to pay their own costs in a sign that Palace were justified in pursuing this as far as they could. KCs in such cases can cost £2,000 an hour."
How did Nottingham Forest avoid any UEFA sanction?
UEFA's regulations around multi-club ownership and European competitions are in place to prevent collusion.
Forest are owned by Evangelos Marinakis, who also controls Greek giants Olympiakos.
But Marinakis avoided breaching UEFA's regulations around multi-club ownership by diluting his control of the Premier League side, which was announced in April.
Textor took similar steps to help Palace's situation by agreeing to sell his stake to New York Jets owner Woody Johnson in June.
Topics: Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, Football
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