UEFA delay Palace decision as Reds wait

AS Nottingham Forest continue to wait for clarification over which UEFA competition they will be in next season, a second club has been booted out of Europe.

- By SARAH CLAPSON

The Reds are waiting to find out whether they will keep their Conference League spot or be upgraded to the Europa League. Their fate is tied to Premier League rivals Crystal Palace, who qualified for the latter when they lifted the FA Cup last month.

However, the Eagles are in danger of losing their Europa League spot amid a question mark over whether they have breached multi-club ownership rules. If they are kicked out of Europe, Forest would be in line to take their place in the second tier tournament.

A decision on Palace's situation had been expected yesterday. However, UEFA announced they had postponed a verdict.

In the meantime, it has been confirmed Slovakian club DAC 1904 Dunajska Streda have been expelled from the Conference League. They join League of Ireland side Drogheda United in being booted out of Europe due to falling foul of the same multi-club ownership rules Palace are at risk of breaching.

Dunajska Streda have the same owner as Hungarian team Gyori ETO. Drogheda are owned by Trivela Group, which also has a majority interest in Danish qualifiers Silkeborg.

Drogheda had appealed against their expulsion from the Conference League but the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the original decision.