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Southampton heads into its appeal against expulsion from the Championship playoff final believing its punishment is "manifestly disproportionate" to any previous sanction in English soccer history.
SOUTHAMPTON, England, May 19 : Southampton have been thrown out of Saturday’s Championship playoff final – the richest game in world soccer – after being found guilty of spying on semi-final opponents Middlesbrough in one of the harshest punishments imposed in the English game.
Southampton was expelled from the Championship playoffs on Tuesday after admitting to repeatedly spying on opponents.
Southampton have been kicked out of the Championship playoff final after being found guilty of spying on multiple opponents during the 2025-26 season.
Southampton have been expelled from the Championship play-offs after admitting to spying on opponents on three occasions this season, including play-off opponents Middlesbrough earlier this month.
May 19 : Southampton will discover on Tuesday whether their Premier League promotion hopes could be dashed by a disciplinary hearing into allegations they spied on Championship playoff semi-final opponents Middlesbrough during a training session.
The independent commission hearing on ‘Spygate’ is due to take place on Tuesday as everyone connected to Southampton, Middlesbrough and Hull awaits clarity on the Championship play-off final.
May 15 : Middlesbrough demanded on Friday that Southampton be kicked out of the Championship playoff final after accusing their rivals of secretly filming their training session before their playoff semi-final.