Crystal Palace’s largest shareholder John Textor is facing a six-year ban from Brazilian football after an investigation for the country’s Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) for Football dismissed his claims of match-fixing.
Textor has been in dispute with the Brazilian authorities ever since Botafogo, the Rio de Janeiro-based team owned by his Eagle Football Group, saw a huge lead at the top of Brazil’s Serie A disappear last year, allowing Palmeiras to overtake them and clinch the title in December.
The 58-year-old American, however, refused to accept defeat, claiming his side had...