Southampton utesluts från Championship-kvalspelet efter spioneri

Southampton har tagits bort från Championship-kvalspelet efter att en oberoende disciplinnämnd funnit klubben skyldig till brott mot EFL:s regelverk. Klubben erkände otillåten filmning av rivaliserande lags träningspass. Middlesbrough tar nu deras plats i finalen mot Hull City.

Ett uttalande från EFL bekräftade att Southampton uteslöts efter att en anställd påträffats med att filma Middlesbroughs träning inför deras semifinal. Klubben anklagades även för att ha bevakat träningspass med Ipswich Town och Oxford United. Utöver uteslutningen fick klubben en officiell tillrättavisning.

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