article_snippet: UEFA has defended a ban on third party ownership (TPO) of footballers - labelling the practice 'shameful' and a form of 'slavery'.
article_snippet: Super agent Jorge Mendes, who includes Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho among Michael Platini clients, has claimed a ban on third party ownership of footballers is illegal and will kill competition in Europe.
article_snippet: The Spanish and Portuguese leagues have also opposed a ban on third party ownership of footballers.
article_snippet: It has been banned in the Premier League since 2008.
article_snippet: UEFA has defended a ban on third party ownership (TPO) of footballers .
article_snippet: Platini, who pushed FIFA to impose a ban on third party ownership (TPO) of footballers - said a ban on third party ownership (TPO) of footballers would stop huge sums of money disappearing from football.
article_snippet: Speaking on a UEFA video forum in response to a question from Paris St Germain manager Laurent Blanc, Michael Platini said: 'I have put a lot of pressure on FIFA to stop third party ownership. '
highlights_snippet: Michael Platini has defended a ban on third party ownership of footballers .
  
highlights_snippet: It is a practice that has been banned in the Premier League since 2008 .
  