Palace hit out at Cas and Uefa after losing appeal

Palace hit out at Cas and Uefa after losing appeal

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Crystal Palace beat Manchester City in the FA Cup final to win their first major trophy Bobbie Jackson BBC Sport journalist

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Crystal Palace have said "sporting merit is rendered meaningless" after losing their appeal against demotion from the Europa League to the Conference League.

After winning the FA Cup last season, Palace qualified for Europe's secondary competition but were punished by Uefa for breaching multi-club ownership rules.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) sided with Europe's governing body on Monday .

In a strongly worded statement, Palace said it was " almost impossible to receive a fair hearing."

"The decision by Uefa and followed by the Court of Arbitration for Sp