Palace charged by FA after Marinakis gun banner

After supporters held a banner depicting Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis holding a gun to the head of midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, Crystal Palace were charged with misconduct by the Football Association.

The banner read, “Mr. Marinakis is not involved in blackmail, match-fixing, drug trafficking, or corruption,” as it was unfurled during the 1-1 Premier League draw at Selhurst Park in August.

Marinakis has consistently refuted accusations of wrongdoing in connection with these allegations.

There are strict guidelines for messaging that contains defamatory, political, and offensive slogans, despite the fact that the charge was not identified as the banner.

After Tottenham appeared to have triggered a £60 million release clause, Gibbs-White was on the verge of leaving Forest this summer.

However, he agreed to stay at Forest and discussed his decision in an interview with Marinakis.

The teams’ first game on August 24 marked their first since Palace’s multi-club ownership ban saw them be kicked out of the Europa League and into the Conference League. Forest won the competition, instead.