Parish: Palace will appeal UEFA decision

CRYSTAL Palace will mount a legal challenge to UEFA's decision to exclude them from next season's Europa League, with chairman Steve Parish announcing the club will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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The FA Cup winners have been demoted to the Conference League owing to what Europe's governing body says is a conflict of interest regarding former director and co-owner John Textor, who also owns part of Ligue 1 side Lyon.

The American stepped away from Palace at the start of July, but the ownership issue relates to the end of last season when the club secured a first European appearance by beating Manchester City at Wembley.

UEFA’s ruling would mean that Nottingham Forest, who finished seventh in the Premier League, taking Palace's place in the Europa League.

“We are still fighting,” Parish told the podcast The Rest Is Football.