摘要：Abstract
On 1 May 2015, FIFA
introduced Article 18ter in the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, thereby banning third-party ownership of players’ economic rights (TPO) in football. The decision to put a definitive end to the use of TPO in football is highly controversial, especially in countries where TPO is a mainstream financing mechanism for clubs such as Spain, Portugal and countries in South America. In fact, the Portuguese and Spanish football leagues launched a complaint in front of the European Commission, asking it to find the FIFA ban contrary to EU competition law. In order to debate the appropriateness of the TPO debate, the editors of the ASSER International Sports Law Blog organized its first Blog Symposium in April 2015. We received contributions from the complainant (the Spanish football league, LFP) and four renowned experts on TPO matters (Daniel Geey, Ariel Reck, Rafaelle Poli and Christian Duve). The contributions focused on different aspects of the functioning of TPO and on the impact and consequences of the ban.
