'We are very hopeful of overturning Uefa's decision'

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has confirmed the club will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) over Uefa's decision to demote Crystal Palace from the Europa League for breaching its multi-club ownership rules.

"We are still fighting," Parish told the The Rest Is Football podcast on Wednesday.

"There's an appeal process, so we go to Cas, and we're very hopeful. We think we've got great legal arguments.

"We don't think this is the right decision by any means. We know, unequivocally, that John [Textor] didn't have decisive influence over the club.

"We know we proved that beyond all reasonable doubt because it's a fact."

Textor is currently in the process of selling his stake in Crystal Palace to New York Jets owner Woody Johnson.