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Crystal Palace √ fiorentina thu 9 apr 2026 | 8:00pm k.o. Directors Chairman Steve Parish, David Blitzer, Joshua Harris, Woody Johnson
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Chief Executive Officer
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Sharon Lacey Chief Financial Officer Mitesh Velani Chief Commercial Officer Barry Webber Academy Director Gary Issott Director of U21 Development Mark Bright General Counsel David Nichol Head of Football Operations Karl Eccleston Head of Ticketing Paul McGowan Head of Retail Foz Bowers
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Head of Marketing Matt Franks Head of Safeguarding
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Laura Baptiste Head Groundsman
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Bruce Elliott
Editor Jack Lacey-Hatton Design Billy Cooke, Joe Hardingham, James Heels
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Contributors Robin Johnson,
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Ed Dowling, Joe Turner, Ian King, Patrick Rosanio Photography Neil Everitt, Peter Hurn, Sebastian Frej, Pinnacle Photo Agency, Kontent Haus, Getty Printer Bishops Printers
40 away day stories
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50 David Simon 51 from the terraces
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NICOLA
His spell in South London might have been fleeting. But were it not for an injurytime goal, Nicola Ventola would have written himself into Palace history as the man to keep the club in the Premier League. Here the Italian explains why, even after just one season at the Eagles, the club still holds a place in his heart…. Interview: Jack Lacey-Hatton
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uefa conference league
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green path
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roadto leipzig
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final 27 may 2026
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Dean HENDERSON (GK) Daniel MUÑOZ Tyrick MITCHELL Maxence LACROIX Ismaïla SARR Jefferson LERMA Eddie NKETIAH Yéremy PINO Brennan JOHNSON Christantus UCHE Jean-Philippe MATETA Nathaniel CLYNE Daichi KAMADA Will HUGHES Adam WHARTON Jørgen STRAND LARSEN Jaydee CANVOT Borna SOSA Chris RICHARDS Cheick DOUCOURÉ Evann GUESSAND Remi MATTHEWS (GK) Chadi RIAD Caleb KPORHA Kaden RODNEY Walter BENÍTEZ (GK) Justin DEVENNY Rio CARDINES George KING Zach MARSH Dean BENAMAR Benji CASEY Joél DRAKES-THOMAS
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Luca LEZZERINI (GK) DODÔ Daniele RUGANI Marco BRESCIANINI Marin PONGRAČIĆ Luca RANIERI Rolando MANDRAGORA Albert GUÐMUNDSSON Abdelhamid SABIRI Pietro COMUZZO Jack HARRISON Manor SOLOMON Moise KEAN Robin GOSENS Jacopo FAZZINI Eman KOŠPO Cher NDOUR Niccolò FORTINI David DE GEA (GK) Nicolò FAGIOLI Tariq LAMPTEY Oliver CHRISTENSEN (GK) Eddy KOUADIO Luis BALBO Fabiano PARISI Giovanni FABBIAN Roberto PICCOLI