{"id":51415,"date":"2014-09-26T16:59:52","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T16:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=51415"},"modified":"2014-09-27T08:28:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-27T08:28:00","slug":"fifa-to-ban-third-party-ownership-of-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/fifa-to-ban-third-party-ownership-of-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifa to ban third-party ownership of players"},"content":{"rendered":"
Fifa has agreed to ban the third-party ownership (TPO) of players.<\/p>\n
Already banned in Britain, TPO is common in Europe and South America, where investment companies take a stake in the economic rights of players.<\/p>\n
Fifa president Sepp Blatter said there will be a “transitional period” before the ban comes into effect.<\/p>\n