Major London Protest Against UEFA: Crystal Palace Fans Demand Their Europa League Place

Last week, UEFA's Club Financial Control Body confirmed Crystal Palace breached multi-club ownership rules. The South London club is expected to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Palace chairman, Steve Parish, described the ruling as "probably one of the greatest injustices ever perpetrated in European football."

Parish also revealed that New York Jets owner, Woody Johnson, passed the Premier League's Owners' and Directors' Test, paving the way for him to complete the purchase of John Textor's 43% stake in the coming days.

However, UEFA deemed the move too late to save Palace, ruling that Textor's company, Eagle Football Holdings Ltd, has a controlling stake in both French side Lyon and Palace.

In response, the Holmesdale Fanatics supporters group organised a protest, with hundreds of fans marching from Norwood High Street to Selhurst Park, as reported by Sportal.

"UEFA: Morally Bankrupt. Reverse the decision now," read a large banner leading the march. Another proclaimed, "Football: Created by the poor, stolen by the rich." Palace fan Josh Harnes said, "It's not fair.

"We won the oldest cup competition in the world and then got bumped from the Europa League. We deserve to be there, and all we can do is show support for the club.

"The delay also means we still can't start planning for next season, as we don't know what competition we'll be in."