Article by Romeo Ene – published on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 7:15 / Updated Wednesday, September 17, 2025 19:15
UEFA has sanctioned the club Crystal Palaceafter London supporters showed a controversial banner at the Play-Off match of Conference League with Fredrikstaddisputed in August, according to Sportal.Hu. Then, the British prevailed on their own ground, score 1-0.
The winner of the England Cup, Crystal Palacewas excluded by the UEFA international forum in the Europa League, the second value competition on the continent.
The decision was caused by the common shareholder he had with Lyon.
On Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace's stadium, a banner with the message “Uefa Mafia” was displayed, along with the European Forum logo.
Through this gesture, the supporters protested against the UEFA decision to retrograde the Club in Conference League.
UEFA fined Crystal Palace for the banner displayed by fans at the match-off Conference League match
The banner was not only displayed at this match, but also before: on Wembley, at the match in Community Shield with Liverpool, and at the debut to the Premier League, traveling from Chelsea.
UEFA reacted and fined the Crystal Palace club with 10,000 euros (about 8,700 pounds), motivating the sanction by affecting the organization's reputation and transmitting an inappropriate message for a sporting event.
Palace had initially qualified in the Europa League after winning the Cup. However, UEFA found that the team has the same group of owners with Olympique Lyon, a band that had also obtained the right to play in European competitions.
As a result, the London were excluded from the Europa League, their place being taken over by Nottingham Forest, a decision that aroused strong reactions of indignation.
Dinamo Kiev, AEK Larnaca, Alkmaar, Strasbourg, Shelbourne and Kups are the opponents to meet the Premier League band in the main group of conference.
