{
  "id": 6722600,
  "title": "Spurs should be awarded 2016-17 title – Pochettino",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/spurs-should-be-awarded-2016-17-title-pochettino",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T06:41:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/spurs-should-be-awarded-2016-17-title-pochettino/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mauricio Pochettino contends that Chelsea should be stripped of their 2016-17 Premier League title, which they claimed as runners-up to Tottenham Hotspur. Chelsea received a £10.75 million fine in March for historical violations of competition rules, and a six-point deduction was \"set aside\" pending appeal. The league's punishment was triggered by Chelsea owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital reporting 74 breaches upon acquiring the club in 2022. These breaches included secret payments of £47 million to unregistered agents and third parties for transfers between 2011 and 2018. Pochettino, who managed Tottenham from 2014 to 2019, maintains that had the same rules been in place, Tottenham should have won the title. He acknowledges that Tottenham did not compete on equal terms with Chelsea, but argues that if the rules were applied consistently, Spurs could have bolstered their squad with players capable of scoring more goals. Pochettino, now Chelsea's boss, stands by his assertion that admitting to rule-breaking does not negate Tottenham's rightful claim to the title. The investigation revealed Chelsea paid undisclosed sums to players, agents and other third parties for transfers including Eden Hazard, Samuel Eto'o, Willian, Ramires, David Luiz, Andre Schurrle and Nemanja Matic, all of whom played for Chelsea in 2016-17. The league recalculated Chelsea's historical financial submissions, accounting for the undisclosed payments, and concluded that the club would not have breached its profitability and sustainability rules had the payments been registered at the time. Therefore, a points deduction was deemed inappropriate. The fine was reduced from £20 million to £10 million due to Chelsea's cooperation in the process.",
  "summary": "Mauricio Pochettino believes Chelsea should be stripped of the Premier League title for 2016-17, when his Tottenham team finished runners-up. Chelsea were fined £10.75m in March after being charged by the Premier League for historical breaches of competition rules. The club also had a six-point deduction “set aside” on appeal. Antonio Conte’s Chelsea team finished […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}