Nottingham Forest owner sues Crystal Palace over gun banner
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is suing Crystal Palace over a banner unfurled by the London club’s fans depicting him holding a gun to midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White’s head, according to reports on Monday.
Marinakis’ legal team lodged the defamation claim against Palace and “persons unknown” at the High Court in London on Monday, nearly a year on from the banner being displayed during the 1-1 Premier League clash between the two clubs at Selhurst Park.
The game on August 24 last year took place amid heightened tensions after Forest had taken Palace’s place in the Europa League after the south London club were relegated to the Conference League for breaking UEFA’s multi-club ownership rules.
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