But UEFA announced on Monday it needed more time to make a decision on Palace's Europa League involvement and said Lyon had reached a settlement that would exclude them from European competition in ...

Palace have been at risk of being kicked out of Europe due to ownership issues John Textor sold his stake in the club in bid to help Palace and French side Lyon LISTEN ... They are seven-time Ligue 1 ...

The DNCG had already provisionally relegated Lyon to Ligue 2 in November, with the club reporting at the time that it had more than 500 million euros ($581 million) of debt. A transfer ban was also ...

June 30 (Reuters) - UEFA has decided to postpone its assessment of the multi-club ownership case involving Olympique Lyonnais and Crystal Palace until the French club's relegation has been confirmed, ...

American businessman Michele Kang has replaced John Textor as president of Lyon in a bid to help reverse the club’s relegation from Ligue 1. The second-largest shareholder at the club behind Textor, ...

A decision on Palace's participation had been expected on Monday. However, Lyon were demoted to Ligue 2 last week by the French football authorities on account of their poor finances. The club are ...

UEFA said Lyon previously “agreed on an exclusion from the 2025-26 UEFA club competitions should the French authority (DNCG) confirm the club’s relegation to Ligue 2.” Advertisement Article continues ...

Adding to the uncertainty is Lyon’s relegation to Ligue 2, enforced by the French football authorities due to the club’s financial instability. Lyon has confirmed it will appeal the decision, and has ...

Meanwhile, their opponents Al-Hilal are sizeable underdogs at 17/2 to upset the applecart. Elsewhere, in a separate market - Erling Haaland is an 5/2 favourite to find the back of the net first.

Textor had already said last weekend that he intended to step down from running the club. French football’s financial watchdog (DNCG) relegated Lyon to Ligue 2 last week but the seven-time French ...