Spurs Should Be Awarded 2016-17 Title After Chelsea Broke Rules, Says Pochettino
- USMNT manager Mauricio Pochettino claimed earlier this week that Tottenham should be awarded the 2016-17 Premier League title, arguing that Chelsea's admitted rule breaches unfairly prevented his former team from competing on an equal footing.
- Chelsea faced Premier League charges for historical breaches between 2011 and 2018, resulting in a £10.75m fine and nine-month academy transfer ban in March after Todd Boehly's consortium self-reported the undisclosed payments upon taking ownership in 2022.
- The Football Association charged Chelsea with 74 alleged rule breaches, while UEFA fined the club £8.6m in 2023 for 'submitting incomplete financial information.' Pochettino insisted the title should go to the second-place team if rules were broken.
- Pochettino, who managed Spurs for five years before his dismissal, expressed empathy for former chairman Daniel Levy after his departure last year, though he noted past opportunities to return never aligned with his commitments.
- The Argentinian, now leading the USMNT, remains open to helping Tottenham in the future, stating 'maybe one day the stars will align and it can happen' regarding a potential return despite previous timing misalignments.
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Mauricio Pochettino wants war and claims the Premier League of the 2016-2017 season, in which he was second when he was coach of the Tottenham. The Argentine points out that his rivals won with 74 breaches of the financial rules behind his back. However, Chelsea already received a punishment for this issue, since the Football ... Continue reading "Pochettino declares war on Chelsea: asks to be given a Premier League nine years later"
Pochettino says Chelsea should be stripped of 2016-17 Premier League title for breaking financial rules
h Mauricio Pochettino said that Chelsea should be stripped of its Premier League 2016-17 title for breaching financial rules, and the trophy should be handed to runner-up Tottenham Hotspur.
Mauricio Pochettino has made a bombastic statement, saying that Tottenham Hotspur should have been declared Premier Leagues champion in the 2016/17 season, after Chelsea had broken the rules.Pochettino led Tottenham in two consecutive seasons towards second place, while in the 2016/17 season the Londoners amassed 86 points but finished seven points behind Antonio Contes' Chelsea. Nearly a decade later, the Argentine claims the title should have …
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Spurs should be awarded 2016-17 title after Chelsea broke rules, says Pochettino
Sept 10 : Mauricio Pochettino believes Chelsea should be stripped of their 2016-17 Premier League title and it should be handed to his former Tottenham Hotspur side following the Blues' record fine for rule breaches earlier this year.Chelsea were fined a record total of £10.75 million ($14.56 million) in Mar
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