CRYSTAL PALACE deleted anything that links them with the Conference League amid their ongoing bid to regain Europa League qualification.
Palace have clashed with Uefa after they were demoted to Europe’s third-tier competition due to multi-club ownership issues.
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The Eagles qualified for the Europa League for the first time in their history after winning the FA Cup last season.
However, former co-owner John Textor’s ownership stake at Lyon, who also qualified for the competition, cost them a place in Europe’s second-tier competition.
Teams under similar ownership can’t compete in the same Uefa competition as per the football governing body’s rules.
Palace were bumped down due to their Premier League finish as the French giants snatched sixth place in Ligue 1, which is higher than Textor’s other club at the time, who only managed 12th.
That its despite Textor selling his shares to Woody Johnson two months ago.
Uefa moved their multi-ownership compliance deadline forward from June 1 to March 1 and Palace argue they were caught out by this change before missing the date.
Therefore, Oliver Glasner’s side was replaced by Nottingham Forest, who finished seventh last season.
Thus, Palace found out their Conference League opponent in the play-off round of the qualifying stage.
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Glasner’s men were drawn with the winner of the third qualifying match between Fredrikstad and Midtjylland.
The Eagles’ official website went on to briefly publish an article detailing their potential European opponents shortly after the draw on Monday afternoon.
But the piece was deleted in the evening of that same day with the original link returning a 404 error.
It reads: “The page you’re looking for has either been moved, deleted or simply doesn’t exist.”
No European dates are listed on the club’s online fixture schedule either.
The removal suggests Palace’s resistance to playing in the Conference League.
The Premier League outfit have taken to the Court of Arbitration for Sport challenging Uefa’s ruling.
The hearing will take place on Friday, with a verdict expected next Monday.
Palace’s argument has long been that Textor, who owned 43 per cent of the club before selling to Johnson, had no influence in South London.
And chairman Steve Parish is confident they can have the decision overturned.
