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Pochettino: Spurs should be awarded Chelsea’s league title from 2017
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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 seven points clear of Pochettino’s Spurs in 2016-17.
Chelsea owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital
Mauricio Pochettino has always been good company – warm, engaging and likeable. Having had a few weeks to reset away from the spotlight, there were enthusiastic hugs all round for the Sky Sports News team as we all swapped summer stories. His, though, has been rather busier than ours.
The former Tottenham boss guided the USA team to the last 16 of the World Cup, where the host nation’s dreams
“I think, since I left in 2019, my name has always been on the list [of rumours].
“I’ve seen the rumours, we are 100 coaches on the list. Don’t be worried about that.
“If something happens [in the future], you for sure will see, but I am so happy in this moment and we cannot talk about this type of thing.”
Pochettino was speaking after the United States were beaten
Leading contender Frank, 51, has been in charge of Brentford for more than six years, and what a job he has done.
He took them into the Premier League, winning the Championship play-off final at Wembley in 2021, and has established the Bees as a top-flight club.
Brentford finished 10th in the Premier League this season, seven places and 18 points above Spurs, so would he be tempted?
In January,
Tottenham manager Ange Postecolgou hopes Mauricio Pochettino returns to the club one day and said he did not “feel disrespected” by recent comments from the Argentine.
Pochettino, who managed Tottenham from 2014 to 2019, said last month that he wants to reunite with Spurs in the future.
He has had spells with Paris St-Germain and Chelsea since leaving north London and was appointed head coach of the United States in
Former Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino says he is “so pleased with the level the team reached” following his departure from the club after one season.
The 52-year-old took charge of the Blues on 1 July but a poor run of results in the first half of the campaign contributed to him leaving by mutual consent last month.
Pochettino has been replaced at Chelsea by Leicester City boss Enzo Maresca, who
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has left the club by mutual consent after just one season at Stamford Bridge.
Pochettino, 52, took charge of Chelsea on 1 July, signing a two-year contract with the option of a further year.
The Argentine was under pressure after an underwhelming first half of the season but a run of five successive wins to end the season ensured they finished sixth in the Premier League.
Mauricio Pochettino says it would “not be the end of the world” if he were to leave Chelsea at the end of the season.
The Blues boss called for an end to the “stupid rumours” following his side’s victory against Tottenham last week.
But the Argentine says he and his coaching staff must be on the same page as the owners if he’s to continue at the club.
Pochettino said
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino says “stupid rumours” about his future need to end but admits he does not know if he and his staff will be at the club next season.
Pochettino, 52, signed a two-year contract with the option of a further year when he was appointed last May.
However, Chelsea have had an inconsistent season and their manager has had to deal with a number of injuries to
