Following a successful launch in 2024/25, the UEFA Europa League gears up for its second season under the revamped format.In 2025/26, Europe’s second-best competition returns for its 55th edition

British politicians are getting involved in Crystal Palace's demotion by UEFA from the Europa League to the Europa Conference League.

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Crystal Palace fans, politicians and the club themselves are all vying to to overturn UEFA’s decision to remove them from the Europa League and demote them to the Conference League.Palace fans

The 2025/26 UEFA Conference League group stage draw will take place on August 29, the day after the conclusion of the play-offs. While the Champions League and Europa League newly formatted league phase gets underway in September, Europe’s tertiary club tournament kicks off the following month.

Crystal Palace saw their Europa League spot handed to Nottingham Forest having missed a vital FA email that resulted in demotion

We are already a week into the new European season, meaning there is a UEFA coefficient analysis ahead. A total of 92 sides commenced their European journeys this past week across the UEFA Champions League,