Southampton kicked out of Championship play-off final over spying scandal
Southampton has been expelled from the Championship play-offs due to a spying scandal involving unauthorized filming of other clubs' training sessions. Middlesbrough, who were defeated by Southampton in the semi-finals, will now face Hull City in the final. Southampton has also received a four-point deduction that will affect their standing in the next season's Championship.
- ▪Southampton admitted to multiple breaches of Football League regulations.
- ▪The English Football League imposed a four-point deduction on Southampton, which will apply to the next season.
- ▪Middlesbrough had called for Southampton's expulsion after catching an intern analyst filming from behind a tree.
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