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Why Crystal Palace may not be playing European football next season

Crystal Palace's FA Cup winners welcomed home to raucous reception

Crystal Palace faces a wait until late June to find out if they can compete in the Europa League next season.
The FA Cup winners met with UEFA officials to argue their case, needing to prove they comply with multi-club ownership rules due to John Textor's stake in both Palace and Lyon.
UEFA's club financial control body (CFCB) will decide if Textor's 43 per cent stake in Palace and ownership of Lyon constitutes a breach, as no individual can have significant influence over two clubs in the same UEFA competition.
Palace is confident they haven't breached any rules because Textor, through Eagle Football, only has 25 per cent of voting rights, with Steve Parish responsible for the club's day-to-day operations.
If Palace fails to convince the CFCB, Lyon would retain their Europa League spot due to their higher league finish; meanwhile, Blitzer's ownership of Brondby prevents Palace from dropping into the Europa Conference League.