Chelsea could have fallen to the same fate as Crystal Palace and were kicked out of the Champions League, with fans wondering whether the efforts of a club in the multi-club owners were legitimate at the end of the season.
The blues booked their place back in next season's Champions League after being fourth in the Premier League in the first season of Enzo Maresca, and can look forward to another year in Europe's Premier competition.
Meanwhile, Palace thought they had qualified for the Europa League when they won the FA Cup final against Manchester City, but were confronted with a fight to hold on to that place and their attraction was eliminated by this week.
Palace will play in the Conference League this season after UEFA ruled that they had violated their rules for Multi-Club ownership.
Defending Palace Officaries appealed on Friday against the decision in a debilitating session of 10 hours at the court of arbitration for sport in Lausanne on Friday.
Cas -lawyers had promised to give a verdict by playing on Monday. And they then chose the side with the administrative body, in what will be a devastating blow to the FA Cup winners and their fans and a decision that could cost the palace up to £ 20 million in lost income. It is probably also welcomed in the city area, with the ruling that Nottingham Forest will take the place of Palace.
Palace argued that although the company of John Textor – which was also involved with Lyon – held a 43 percent interest in the club, offered him only 25 percent of the voting rights and that chairman Steve Parish, together with silent partners Josh Harris and David Blitzer, called the shots with their 75 percent. As such, they said, Textor had no influence in Selhurst Park.
They also claimed that double standards were involved, which said that parties in the European Club Association (ECA) were told that those with potential MCO problems could go beyond UEFA's Deadline of 1 March to submit their paperwork.
In essence, clubs with the same owners cannot participate in the same competition – and that is exactly what Chelsea and French side have Strasbourg.
The blues were taken over by Blueco in May 2022, who bought the London -based side from the Russian businessman Roman Abramovic. The group, which includes Clearlake Capital, is led by Todd Boehly.
Just over a year later, meanwhile, in 2023, Ligue 1-Kant Strasbourg were also purchased by Blueco and became part of a Multi-Club ownership folio next to the blues.
That is why the two teams apparently could not have played in the same competition. And that ran the risk until the end of the Ligue 1 season.
Strasbourg was in the race for a Champions League spot until the end of the campaign, and would have reached that if they had won their last two games, which they lost against Angers and Le Havre respectively after they had defeated PSG.
If they had finished third, they would have dropped off Chelsea's participation in the Champions League as a result of the higher end in their domestic competition, which means that the blues should have had a place in the Europa League.
The end of the Strassburg season has left a number of fans who increase conspiracy theories about whether Strasbourg Legitiem has lost their last two games of the campaign. There is no evidence that suggests that this was the case.
'Strassbourg is useful to lose two games in weak opposition to allow the Chelsea entrance to the Champions League,' A fan posted on X. 'Not Dodgy at all. No.'
Another added: 'Needs research. Last game Strasbourg Lost in Ligue 1 was 2 February. 12 games without loss and suddenly lost the last two games of the season to allow sister club Chelsea in the CL. '
A third was posted: 'After beating PSG the best team in Europe, Strasbourg' accidentally 'lost to relegation fodders to prevent UCL football. Chelsea has a special place in hell. '
Aston Villa is said to have replaced Chelsea. De Villans missed the qualification for the Champions League for the second year in a row when they had to be lost against Manchester United on the last day of the season, settled with the Europa League themselves.
The revelation will let Villa fans stripped – but that can change to frustration if they realize how the decisive penalty came about in the 98th minute of the last match.
Former Norwich and Nottingham Forest Man Andrew Omobamidele was sent away after he was shown a second yellow card, with a terrible challenge in the box in the box.
Abdoulaye Toure broke in a cool fine to earn Le Havre the three points, but the result would not have changed much – Strasbourg would have finished sixth instead of seventh. However, many fans came up with an eyebrow and the last two defeats of the season – where Chelsea mainly benefited.