Pochettino Says Chelsea Should Be Stripped of 2016-17 Title
· Sports · BBC Sport
Mauricio Pochettino believes Chelsea should be stripped of the Premier League title for the 2016-17 season, when his Tottenham Hotspur team finished as runners-up seven points behind Antonio Conte's side. Chelsea were fined £10.75m in March after the Premier League charged the club with historical breaches of competition rules, though a six-point deduction was set aside on appeal. The club's current owners self-reported 74 breaches of Football Association rules in 2022, admitting to £47m in secret payments to unregistered agents and third parties between 2011 and 2018. Pochettino argued that his Tottenham side did not compete under the same rules and that the title rightfully belongs to the second-best team. The former Spurs manager, who later took charge of Chelsea for the 2023-24 season, stated that equitable rules might have allowed them to sign players who could have improved the squad.
Why it matters
The comments reignite debate over the enforcement of financial fair play rules in English football and the retrospective consequences for clubs found guilty of historical breaches.
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