{
  "id": 6568945,
  "title": "What other clubs could have won trophies if Chelsea were stripped of titles?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/what-other-clubs-could-have-won-trophies-if-chelsea-were-stripped-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-10T09:22:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/other-clubs-could-won-trophies-092253488.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea were two of the most successful clubs during Mauricio Pochettino's tenure at the club. If Chelsea had been stripped of their titles due to breaching financial rules, other clubs might have had a chance at winning trophies that the London side claimed. Tottenham Hotspur, in particular, could have claimed the 2016-17 Premier League title, which they finished second in. The Argentine manager even suggested that Tottenham \"should have been awarded\" the title if Chelsea had been sanctioned. Additionally, Chelsea's involvement in the secret payments to agents scandal during the Roman Abramovich era might have affected their ability to sign players who could have helped them win other trophies, such as the FA Cup in 2011-12 and the Carabao Cup in 2014-15.",
  "summary": "Mauricio Pochettino has claimed Chelsea ‘didn’t compete with the same rules’ and argued Tottenham should have been awarded the 2016-17 title",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}