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Pochettino Calls for Chelsea’s 2016-17 Premier League Title Stripping
Chelsea won the 2016-17 Premier League season under manager Antonio Conte.
Tottenham, coached by Mauricio Pochettino, finished second, seven points behind Chelsea.
Chelsea later admitted breaking football rules in 74 cases.
The cases involved agents, intermediaries and investments connected to players.
Chelsea was fined £10 million and given a suspended transfer ban.
Pochettino thinks those punishments were not strong enough.
He says Tottenham should receive the title because both teams should have followed the same rules.
Football authorities have not awarded the title to Tottenham.
Mauricio Pochettino says Chelsea should lose their 2016-17 Premier League title.
He argues Tottenham should be awarded the championship after finishing second.
Chelsea admitted 74 Football Association breaches involving agents and player investments.
Chelsea received a £10 million fine and a suspended two-window transfer ban.
The breaches involved transfers including Eden Hazard, Willian, David Luiz and Nemanja Matic.
- Who
- Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino, Chelsea, and Tottenham are central to the dispute.
- What
- Pochettino called for Chelsea to be stripped of the 2016-17 Premier League title and for Tottenham to receive it.
- Where
- The title was contested in the Premier League, with Chelsea based at Stamford Bridge and Tottenham finishing second.
- When
- The disputed title was won in 2016-17; Chelsea’s fine was imposed in July, and the breaches were self-reported in 2022.
- Why
- Pochettino argues Chelsea’s admitted financial-rule breaches meant Tottenham did not compete under equal conditions.
Pochettino’s Position
Existing Football Sanction
Who should hold the title?
Pochettino’s Position
Pochettino says Tottenham should be awarded the 2016-17 Premier League title because Chelsea admitted breaking the rules.
Existing Football Sanction
The reported punishment was a £10 million fine and a suspended two-window transfer ban; the articles do not report that the title was reassigned.
Effect of the breaches
Pochettino’s Position
Pochettino argues Chelsea’s conduct gave them an unfair competitive advantage and that Tottenham might have built a stronger team under the same rules.
Existing Football Sanction
Chelsea’s sporting success is not disputed in the article: the team scored goals, won games and finished top under Antonio Conte, although the authorities imposed sanctions for the admitted breaches.
Key facts
- Disputed title
- Chelsea’s 2016-17 Premier League championship
- Runner-up
- Tottenham finished seven points behind Chelsea
- Chelsea sanction
- £10 million fine and a suspended two-window transfer ban
- Admitted breaches
- 74 Football Association regulations
- Reported conduct
- Breaches involved agents, intermediaries and third-party investment in players
- Reported transfers
- Deals involving Eden Hazard, Willian, David Luiz and Nemanja Matic
- Self-reporting date
- Chelsea’s owners reported the breaches to football authorities in 2022
Quotes
Mauricio Pochettino
Former Tottenham manager and current United States national team coach
“We should have been awarded it. If that was true, then we deserve to be champions that year, for sure. They were punished, they admitted it? So that’s it. The title should be for the team that was second.”
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“I don't say that Chelsea didn't play well, that Conte was not great. I don't want the message to be twisted. But if you broke the rules then ciao – you need to give it to another team.”
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