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  "id": 6569733,
  "title": "EPL: Pochettino demands Premier League strip Chelsea of 2016-17 title",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/epl-pochettino-demands-premier-league-strip-chelsea-of-2016-17-title",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-10T10:14:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/epl-pochettino-demands-premier-league-strip-chelsea-of-2016-17-title/"
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  "account": "Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino is demanding that Chelsea be stripped of their 2016-17 Premier League title and have the championship awarded to his team instead. Pochettino argues that his side, who finished second that season, should have been awarded the title after Chelsea was fined £10.75 million by the Premier League for historical breaches involving undisclosed payments and third-party involvement in transfers. The former Tottenham manager believes his team would have strengthened their squad and had a better chance of winning the league if they had competed under the same conditions as Chelsea. While acknowledging Chelsea's strong performance under manager Antonio Conte, Pochettino insists that breaking the rules should result in the loss of the title. Despite Pochettino's call for Chelsea to be stripped of the title, the club remains officially recognized as the 2016-17 Premier League champions.",
  "summary": "Mauricio Pochettino demands Chelsea be stripped of their 2016-17 Premier League title and it be awarded to his former Spurs side after financial breaches. Read More: https://punchng.com/epl-pochettino-demands-premier-league-strip-chelsea-of-2016-17-title/",
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        "published": "2026-09-10T07:25:16.000Z"
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        "title": "Spurs should be awarded 2016-17 title - Pochettino",
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "EPL: Pochettino demands Premier League strip Chelsea of 2016-17 title",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Pochettino says Spurs deserve 16/17 Premier League title over Chelsea breaches",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/pochettino-says-spurs-deserve-16-17-premier-league-title-over-chelsea",
        "published": "2026-09-10T10:57:00.000Z"
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  "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."
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