Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is suing Crystal Palace over a banner unfurled by their fans depicting him holding a gun to midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White. Marinakis lawyers lodged a defamation claim in the High Court on Monday, with CPFC Limited listed as one of the two defendents.The banner, which was shown during a1-1 Premier League drawbetween the two sides at Selhurst Park last August, read: Mr Marinakis is not involved in blackmail, match-fixing, drug trafficking or corruption.Marinakis has always denied such claims.In November 2025, the Football Associationhad charged Palacewith failing to ensure that supporters did not behave in an improper, offensive, abusive or provocative way.Forest and Palaces rivalryGibbs-White looked set to join Tottenham last summer after they triggered his �60million release clause, only for the England international to sign a new deal at the City Ground. The 26-year-old explained his decision alongside Marinakis in a video posted on Forests social media.Tensions have boiled between the two clubs in the last year, after Palace were demoted from the Europa League last season to relegated to the Conference League after breaking UEFAs multi-club ownership rules.The decision was reportedly made following a complaint by Marinakis, who saw his Forest side promoted to the Europa League as a result.The Eagles eventually went on to win the Conference League, their first-ever European trophy, while Forest reached the semi-finals of the Europa League. Topics Crystal Palace F.C. Nottingham Forest F.C. Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Everton and Crystal Palace agree straight swap deal for Johnson and McNeil Mitch Fretton 10th August, 2026 Pre-season round-up: Tottenham fail to win as Premier League clubs continue preparations Mitch Fretton 8th August, 2026 One position every Premier League club still needs to strengthen in before the transfer window closes Mitch Fretton 2nd August, 2026 BREAKING: Chelsea complete signing of France international Lacroix Jon Fisher 30th July, 2026 Revealed: The top 10 most expensive Premier League signings of all time adjusted for inflation Ben Miller 27th July, 2026 Pre season friendly matches today: Reports, results, goals from across Europe Ben Miller 26th July, 2026
