Update on Crystal Palace Baltimore

News broke this morning that Crystal Palace, currently playing in the English Championship, will enter administration due to financial issues. We speculated that the news might effect Palace Baltimore since the two clubs are connected but thanks to a quick response from NASL and the club, we can report that there is no need for concern for Baltimore soccer fans.

First off some links...

HERE is a link to the story about Palace UK that details their situation from The Guardian

HERE is a link to the official statement from Palace UK


As for Crystal Palace USA, the club just released this statement via Twitter:

Unfortunate news from Palace (UK) - for the sake of all the staff, players and fans, let's hope for a speedy and positive resolution. This will not effect Crystal Palace Baltimore as we prepare for the upcoming USSF D2 season

It's important to note that Crystal Palace USA is 100% owned by local, Maryland investors and thus will not be affected by or involved with the UK administration proceedings.

Good news for both the club and the NASL.

One other point of interest. We looked in to the trademark of FC Baltimore and as expected, the NASL owns the trademark. We asked around about the possibility of a name change and were told by a sourcethat FC Baltimore will not be used for the foreseeable future.