# Forest owner Marinakis sues Crystal Palace over libellous banner 2026-08-10T17:57:19+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis on Monday sued Premier League rivals Crystal Palace for libel at London’s High Court. The lawsuit, filed against CPFC Limited and “Persons Unknown”, relates to a banner displayed by Palace supporters at a home game against Forest last August, Sportstar reports. The banner showed Marinakis holding a gun to the head of midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, with a speech bubble that read: “Mr Marinakis is not involved in blackmail, match-fixing, drug trafficking or corruption.” The incident followed Palace’s demotion from the Europa League to the Conference League for breaching UEFA multi-club ownership rules, with Forest taking its place. ## Coverage - sportstar.thehindu.com Tags: Crystal Palace, Evangelos Marinakis, fan banner, libel case, Nottingham Forest, Premier League Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/forest-owner-marinakis-sues-crystal-palace-over-libellous-banner/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/forest-owner-marinakis-sues-crystal-palace-over-libellous-banner/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.