 This type of deal differs from third-party ownership, in that in the latter, the player's contract is owned by a non-footballing entity, such as a management company.Co-ownership deals were common in Italian football, before being banned at the end of the 2014–15 season.The practice was sanctioned in Article 102 bis of the FIGC Internal Organizational Regulations ("Norme Organizzative Interne della FIGC") and were officially known as "participation rights" ("diritti di partecipazione").