Crystal Palace are demoted to the Europa Conference League next season with Nottingham Forest set to replace them in the Europa League, Uefa have ruled.

Paide Linnameeskond won their UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying round one first leg clash 3–2 away against Gibraltar club Bruno's Magpies after a stoppage time penalty went their way. Paide take an away goal advantage through to the second leg as a result.

Just six weeks after Chelsea triumphed in Poland, the UEFA Conference League is back. The competition’s fifth campaign gets underway on Tuesday and Thursday with the first qualifying round. Forty-eight clubs are involved in this round,

Penybont endured a difficult evening and a blow to their hopes of advancing as they suffered a 3-0 defeat away to Lithuania's Kauno Zalgiris in the Uefa Conference League first qualifying round first leg. The Cymru Premier side's preparations had been disrupted when their luggage had been lost on route to Lithuania.

As Kaizer Chiefs contemplate the signing of Mihlali Mayambela, the Bafana Bafana attacker is gearing up for a return to European football with Aris Limassol.

While four clubs remain focused on the tail end of the 2024/25 season in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup, attention has already turned to the new campaign in Europe. The 2025/26 UEFA Champions

Larne are held to a goalless draw by FK Auda in the first leg of their Uefa Conference League qualifying first round tie.

Chelsea face a bleak future in the Champions League next season as their new signings like Liam Delap and Joao Pedro could be prevented from playing.