The Daily Mail reported that Crystal Palace fans sent fake money to UEFA headquarters to protest their relegation of the club from the Europa League to the Europa League.
Crystal Palace was qualified for the UEFA Cup last season, but was relegated to the UEFA Association for suspected violation of UEFA's regulations on ownership of multiple clubs. Crystal Palace has appealed to the Sports Arbitration Court, and the ruling is expected to be announced on August 11. If the original verdict is maintained, Nottingham Forest is likely to replace its UEFA Cup seat, and Crystal Palace will be relegated to participate in the European Union.
Before the ruling was announced, Crystal Palace fans continued to protest. In the latest action, members of the loyal fan organization "Homesdale Fever" came to UEFA's luxurious lakeside headquarters with suitcases filled with counterfeit money. The performance art aims to satirize them that UEFA is more money-driven than fair, with a letter to UEFA President Cheferin asking for the revocation of the decision.
The fans then moved to the headquarters of the Sports Arbitration Tribunal for Lausanne, holding up banners to accuse the senior sports leaders of moral bankruptcy and demanding that the court return their due rights. The fan organization posted on Twitter: "We submit letters to the UEFA President in person to revoke the unfair ruling and symbolically present a counterfeit suitcase representing his false values. We remind the Sports Arbitration Court that the ruling must be overturned and the protest will continue until justice is fulfilled."
The dispute originated from the fact that American businessman Tuctor holds shares in Crystal Palace and Lyon at the same time, and UEFA stipulates that both teams are not allowed to participate in the same event under such circumstances. But Crystal Palace insisted that Tector never had a decisive influence on club decisions and asked the Sports Arbitration Tribunal to overturn the ruling.
The Daily Mail disclosed last Friday that Crystal Palace will require a full disclosure of the explosive evidence it has, believed to be a mail and text message record that can prove UEFA's implementation of double standards. Club senior officials are convinced that there is evidence of special treatment that Nottingham Forest is allowed to extend the compliance period on March 1, and Forest has sent a letter to UEFA to express his hope that Crystal Palace will be relegated.
Crystal Palace pointed out that UEFA only sent notifications through public mailboxes and was not reminded, and was not given additional guidance as a non-European club association. Although Forest is not a member of the European Club Association, its co-owner Olympiacos, which is controlled by Marinakis, is a member. After the original April deadline, Marinakis diluted control of the forest when both teams may advance to the Champions League at the same time.