Spurs should be awarded 2016-17 title - Pochettino

Mauricio Pochettino asserted that Chelsea ought to be deprived of the 2016‑17 Premier League championship, arguing that his Tottenham side, which finished as runners‑up, deserved the award. He noted that Chelsea were fined £10.75 million in March after the league charged them with historical breaches of contention rules, and that the club also incurred a six‑point penalty that was later “set aside” on appeal. According to Pochettino, Antonio Conte’s Chelsea team ended the season seven points behind his Spurs. He added that Chelsea’s current owners, Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, self‑reported 74 violations of Football Association regulations when they acquired the club in 2022, and that the Blues admitted to making £47 million in concealed payments to unregistered agents and third‑parties during transfers between 2011 and 2018. Pochettino, who managed Tottenham from 2014 to 2019, said: “We should triumph 1 title, 1 Premier League. We should person been awarded it.” He continued: “[Chelsea] were punished, they admitted, truthful that's it? The rubric should beryllium for the squad that was second.” He also remarked: “It's existent that we didn't vie with the aforesaid rules.