{
  "id": 489629,
  "title": "Forest owner Marinakis sues Crystal Palace after provocative fan banner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/forest-owner-marinakis-sues-crystal-palace-after-provocative-fan-489629",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T17:02:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2026/08/1508444/forest-owner-marinakis-sues-crystal-palace-after-provocative-fan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has filed a libel lawsuit against Premier League rivals Crystal Palace in the High Court of London. The allegation stems from a provocative banner displayed by Palace supporters during a home game against Forest last August. Greek shipping tycoon Marinakis is the target of the fans' ire following his team's relegation from the Europa League to the Conference League for violating UEFA's multi-club ownership rules, with Forest taking their place in the lower-tier competition. The banner depicts Marinakis holding a gun to the head of midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, accompanied by a speech bubble that reads: \"Mr Marinakis is not involved in blackmail, match-fixing, drug trafficking or corruption.\" Marinakis, who took ownership of Nottingham Forest in 2017 and also owns Greek club Olympiacos, has consistently denied any involvement in match-fixing, corruption, or other illicit activities. His legal team and Crystal Palace have not yet commented on the lawsuit, which was filed on Monday.",
  "summary": "LONDON: Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis on Monday sued Premier League rivals Crystal Palace for libel at London’s High Court, with media reports saying the lawsuit was over a banner displayed by supporters at a match last season.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}