Pochettino calls for Chelsea to lose 2016-17 Premier League title

Pochettino, whose Spurs team finished seven points behind Conte's Chelsea, believes the authorities did not go nearly far enough.

Pochettino calls for Chelsea to lose 2016-17 Premier League title (Photo: Citizen Digital)

File photo: Chelsea's former Argentinian head coach Mauricio Pochettino waits for the start of the English Premier League football match between Brentford and Chelsea at the Gtech Community Stadium in London on March 2, 2024. (Darren Staples / AFP)

Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says Chelsea should be stripped of their 2016-17 Premier League title for financial rule breaches and the honour awarded to the side he led to the runners-up spot.

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10 Sept 2026 · citizen.digital

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