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Pochettino calls for Chelsea to be stripped of 2016-17 title and Tottenham crowned champions
September 10, 2026 at 02:56 PM
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4 reports · 1 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 8 hours
YKYalla Kora
بوتشيتينو يطالب بسحب لقب الدوري الإنجليزي من تشيلسي ومنحه لتوتنهام
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BNBBC News
Should Chelsea be stripped of 2016-17 title and Tottenham crowned champions?
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TGThe Guardian
Football Daily | Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham’s game of thrones and retrospective action
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ESESPN
Mauricio Pochettino: Strip Chelsea of 2016-17 Premier League title and award it to Tottenham
(opens the publisher’s site)Mauricio Pochettino has said Chelsea should lose the 2016-17 Premier League title to second-placed Tottenham after a league investigation found £47m in secret transfer payments.
- A Premier League investigation found Chelsea made £47m in secret payments to unregistered agents and third parties, covering transfers including Eden Hazard, Willian, David Luiz and Nemanja Matic.
- Chelsea was fined by Uefa, the Premier League and the Football Association but avoided a points deduction.
- Pochettino said Chelsea should be stripped of the title and Tottenham crowned champions, stating the title "should be for the team that was second."
- Tottenham, managed by Pochettino, finished second in 2016-17, seven points behind champions Chelsea on 93 points.