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Crystal Palace charged by FA over fans’ banner of Forest owner Marinakis

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  • Supporters displayed tifo in Holmesdale End at game

  • Tension between clubs built over Europa League battle

The Football Association has charged Crystal Palace with misconduct after their fans held up a graphic banner about the Nottingham Forest owner, Evangelos Marinakis, during the 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park between the teams in August.

There was been tension between the clubs all summer after both clubs indirectly went head-to-head for a place in this season’s Europa League, before it was decided Forest would enter Uefa’s second-tier competition at the expense of Palace. A white-hot atmosphere surrounded the fixture and Palace supporters in the Holmesdale End held aloft a banner of Marinakis.

Continue reading…Supporters displayed tifo in Holmesdale End at gameTension between clubs built over Europa League battleThe Football Association has charged Crystal Palace with misconduct after their fans held up a graphic banner about the Nottingham Forest owner, Evangelos Marinakis, during the 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park between the teams in August.There was been tension between the clubs all summer after both clubs indirectly went head-to-head for a place in this season’s Europa League, before it was decided Forest would enter Uefa’s second-tier competition at the expense of Palace. A white-hot atmosphere surrounded the fixture and Palace supporters in the Holmesdale End held aloft a banner of Marinakis. Continue reading…