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Forest owner Marinakis sues Crystal Palace over libellous banner
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
Another day, another billionaire throwing lawyers at a fan banner. Marinakis has repeatedly denied serious allegations, but suing over a crude tifo looks like overkill. The real story is the hypocrisy in football governance: UEFA punished Palace for multi-club ownership rules, yet Marinakis owns two clubs himself. Watch whether Palace’s lawyers fight this as free speech or settle quietly. The court will test if a banner is slander or satire.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com
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