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A decision on whether Crystal Palace can compete in next season’s Europa League has been delayed by Uefa. <\/b><\/p>\n
The Eagles’ place, earned by winning the FA Cup last season, has been under threat because of Uefa’s multi-club ownership rules, which prevents teams under the same ownership from competing in the same European competition. <\/p>\n
Co-owner John Textor, who also co-owns French club Lyon, has agreed to sell his 44% stake in Palace in a bid to help their case. <\/p>\n
A decision on Palace’s participation had been expected on Monday.<\/p>\n
However, Lyon were demoted to Ligue 2 last week by the French football authorities<\/a> on account of their poor finances.<\/p>\n The club are appealing against the decision but should they fail, they have agreed to relinquish their Europa League spot.<\/p>\n Uefa has therefore opted to wait until the outcome of the appeal before making a decision on Palace’s participation. <\/p>\n It is not known how long Lyon’s appeal will take, with Uefa stating further details will be announced in “due course”.<\/p>\n Sources have told BBC Sport that Palace were prepared for Monday’s decision once it was decided last week by European football’s governing body to delay an announcement on the matter. <\/p>\n In June, Irish Premier Division club Drogheda United were expelled by Uefa from the Conference League due to the Trivela Group, who owns the club, also owning Danish outfit Silkeborg. <\/p>\n Should Palace be granted a spot in the competition, they will enter the group phase which begins in September. The draw for the group phase is on 29 August. <\/p>\n Textor is in the process of selling his stake in Palace to New York Jets owner Woody Johnson.<\/a><\/p>\n