Twente, Sevilla hit with ownership fines

Eredivisie crisis club Twente are one of four teams that have been fined by FIFA for breaching rules surrounding third-party ownership. Twente, Dutch champions in 2009-10, are said to be in danger of losing their professional licence after being banned from European competition for three years in December for “deliberately misleading” the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) in regard to its relationship with Malta-based investment firm Doyen Sports. La Liga club Sevilla have also been fined CHF 55,000 for similar offences while FIFA has also docked Brazilian side Santos CHF 75,000.