John Textor, the co-owner of Crystal Palace, recently reactedivate after interacting with Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi during a TV rights meeting in July 2024. During the meeting, it was reported that American Textor, a “cowboy” during the call, was Eric LMessey, the chairman of Eagle Football Holdings, assisting Crystal Palace. The footage, leaked by Complément d’enquête and L’Equipe, showed a potentially heated discussion between the two club presidents, who were divided over a four-year TV rights deal for their sport to remain in France. The hierarchy accessed close to an 8% discount on the deal, aiming to resolve the long-standing linguistic and financial issues between the two teams.
Both Textor andILT出示ed heated debates in the meeting, with Textor, an older and more established figure, initially pushing for the TV rights deal to continue under Crystal Palace’s ownership. However, the two presidents were divided over the deal’s implications and the decision’s type, with Textor coming across as support for the new model of a free NBC or Premier League-like partnership. Despite the heated argument being publicly revealed, Textor remained steadfast in his support for the…..
