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Forest owner Marinakis sues Crystal Palace after provocative fan banner

LONDON, Aug 10 : 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.Greek shipping magnate Marinakis filed the case at the High Court against CPFC Limited and "Persons Unknown". The Lawyer reported that the case related to a provocative banner held by Palace supporters at the home game against Forest last August.Marinakis was the target of Palace fans' ire after the London side were demoted from that season's Europa League to the Conference League for breaching UEFA multi-club ownership rules, with Forest taking their place in the second-tier competition.The banner showed Marinakis holding what appeared to be a
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