July 3 – UEFA have taken a second swipe at the Spanish league – this time over third-party ownership (TPO).
Having already taken Spanish league boss Javier Tebas (pictured) to task for taking on FIFA at the Court of Arbitration for Sport over switching the 2022 World Cup finals to winter, UEFA is uncomfortable over Spain’s support for TPO as a way of keeping smaller clubs afloat.
Tebas believes the ban on TPO, which has been rife in Latin America and some European countries, threatens the existence of some Spanish clubs.
But Infantino said: “The UEFA position is clear, we are against TPO. It might be sold as a short term solution for some clubs but they are then bound to investors who bring a lot of conditions which make it impossible for a club to be run effectively. Big amounts of money go out of football.
“Also, the whole of Europe agrees and is behind UEFA on this and UEFA is behind FIFA on this. They have banned TPO. The decision has been taken.
“Besides the integrity question you need to look at moral and ethical questions. You are trading not with buttons but human beings.”
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