FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group Stage - Group D - FC Porto v Galatasaray - Estadio do Dragao, Porto, Portugal - October 3, 2018 General view of Porto flags outside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Miguel Vidal (Reuters) - Portuguese league leaders Porto have been fined 50,000 Swiss francs (£38,510) and warned by FIFA for breaches related to third-party player ownership, global soccer’s governing body said on Tuesday. 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. 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. Reporting by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru; Editing by David Holmes
FC Porto has been fined CHF50,000 ($50,000) by FIFA over third-party player ownership violations. The Primeira Liga club reportedly breached the regulations, which prevent any contracts that give third parties influence over a team's transfer-related decisions and independence, but specifics of the infringement have not been given. According to FIFA, the Portuguese side was found guilty in May 2015 of breaching its own rules on third-party ownership, as well as those governing transfer fees paid for players under contract.