Crystal Palace fans deliver fake money to Uefa in protest
- Crystal Palace fans protested against Uefa's ruling by traveling to their headquarters in Switzerland.
- They delivered a suitcase of fake money as a statement against Uefa's integrity regarding ownership rules.
- The protest aimed to highlight the perceived moral injustice and demand a reversal of the demotion for their club.
In response to their club's demotion from the Europa League, Crystal Palace supporters took action by traveling to Uefa's Switzerland headquarters. This February 2023 incident arose from Uefa's decision to reallocate Palace's Europa League spot due to alleged breaches of multi-club ownership rules. The club had previously qualified for the tournament following their historic FA Cup victory over Manchester City, but complications regarding American co-owner John Textor's ownership stakes in both Palace and Lyon emerged. Uefa's ruling favored Lyon, who finished higher in the league, leading to Palace's relegation to the Conference League. On July 22, 2025, a group of fans, known as the Holmesdale Fanatics, organized a demonstration to express their dissent, carrying a suitcase of fake money to symbolize their disapproval of Uefa's conduct and integrity. Additionally, they submitted an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, contesting the ruling, and reaffirmed their demands for a review of the decision. Their appeal, which also mentioned Nottingham Forest, who could benefit from this demotion, aimed to challenge the ethics of Uefa's decisions.