Porto fined and warned by FIFA over third-party rules

FIFA, which prohibits clubs from entering into contracts that enable third parties to have an influence on the club's independence and policies in transfer-related matters, gave no detail of the offences.

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Published 20 February 2019 3:22am

Source: Reuters

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Porto had also failed to provide correct data on players in FIFA's transfer matching system (TMS), which publishes transfer data to increase transparency in world football, the governing body added.

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(Reporting by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru; Editing by David Holmes)

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Porto fined and warned by FIFA over third-party rules

FIFA, which prohibits clubs from entering into contracts that enable third parties to have an influence on the club's independence and policies in transfer-related matters, gave no detail of the offences.

News that makes sense

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