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Tuesday briefing: UEFA set to relax multi-club ownership rules

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14 October 2025 - 4:30 AM

UEFA is set to relax its multi-club ownership rules, granting teams more time to resolve potential breaches, according to The Guardian.

Earlier this year, Crystal Palace were demoted from the Europa League to the Conference League, after missing UEFA’s 1st March deadline to notify the organisation of ownership changes.

At the time, US investor John Textor simultaneously held a 43 per cent stake in Palace, as well as a majority stake in Olympique Lyon through Eagle Football Holdi

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