Magpies fans deliver FAKE MONEY suitcase to UEFA bosses in UEL demotion protest

The supporters of Crystal Palace have taken over their indignation to the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, who deliver a suitcase filled with counterfeit money as a dramatic sign of protest.

The Eagles qualified for the Europa League by winning the FA Cup in previous term, to be excluded from it for an alleged infringement of the UEFA regulations with regard to Multi-Club ownership.

But Palace was appealed against the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and the judgment is expected to be delivered on 11 August.

If the decision to be maintained, Nottingham Forest would probably take their place in the Europa League, with Palace invading the Europa Conference League.

But fans have kept hearing their voice long before that statement is distributed.

In their latest protest, a group of Paleis supporters, part of the loyal Fangroep Holmesdale Fanatics, arrived on UEFA's plush lakeside HQ armed with a suitcase full of fake money.

The stunt was intended to mock what they see as an administrative body that is driven more than honesty by financial interests than honesty.

In addition to the suitcase, a letter was addressed to UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, who demanded a reversal of the decision.

The fans then traveled to the headquarters of the Cas in Lausanne, kept banners up and accused the top of the sport of the top of 'morally bankrupt' and demanded the court to give them what they 'deserved'.

A message about X by the Holmesdale fanatics read: 'Members of the group traveled to the UEFA headquarters to protest against the unjust removal of the club from the Europa League. We have gained access to the building to deliver a letter that is addressed to UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin who demanded a reversal of this moral injustice and the repair of Palace's competition.

'The letter accompanying, we have symbolic UEFA presented with a suitcase of fake contants who represent the contradictions between their supposed' fundamental values' of integrity and fairness and the reality of their business methods and general behavior.

'After this we traveled to the Cas head office in Lausanne to remind their organization that this statement can and must be destroyed. The protests against those responsible will continue. Recover now Palace. '

The problem arose because the American businessman Textor had an interest in both Palace and French Club Lyon.

UEFA rules state that under such circumstances Palace and Lyon could not participate in the same competition.

Palace, however, claims that Textor never had a decisive influence in Selhurst Park and has asked that Cas can be canceled out UEFA ruling.

Mail Sport revealed last Friday to demand full disclosure of what they believe that Bombshell -Me -Mails and SMSs are between UEFA and Nottingham Forest -which they believe can prove that double standards have been applied to their European relegation.

Eagles officials are of the fixed opinion that there is correspondence between the two who may show that Bos, unlike Palace, could extend the deadline of 1 March to comply with the UEFA ownership rules for Multi-Club property.

Palace bosses also believe that Forest has written to UEFA to express their expectations that Palace must be relegated.

Moreover, Palace says that UEFA's only communication was sent to a generic e -mail address and that they were not reminded of a deadline. They are not a member of the European Club Association (ECA) and would therefore not have received the additional guidance from the ECA on the deadline.

Although forest is not an ECA member, are Olympiakos, who are also owned by Evangelos Marinakis.

In April, after the original deadline, Marinakis diluted his control over the forest when it seemed as if both she and Olympiakos could be eligible for the Champions League.

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