A reminder that earlier on Tuesday, Crystal Palace issued a strongly-worded statement on their demotion from the Europa League and failed appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. "The decision by Uefa and followed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport shows that sporting merit is rendered meaningless,

Palace's statement comes following confirmation that their appeal to play in the Europa League next season was rejected on Monday.

Premier League side Crystal Palace said on Tuesday that sporting merit had been "rendered meaningless" by UEFA's decision to demote them from the Europa League."At a time when we should be celebrating our victory in the Community Shield at Wembley,