Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHull City owner Acun Ilicali confirmed he would take legal action if his team lost to Middlesbrough in the Championship play-off final, following Middlesbrough's reinstatement to the competition. Ilicali believes Middlesbrough should not have been allowed back into the play-offs after Southampton's expulsion due to the 'Spygate' scandal, calling the decision “incredibly wrong” and stating his legal team supports this view. The play-off final is described as the 'richest game in football', with a place in the Premier League at stake and an estimated value of £200m to the winning team. EFL chairman Rick Parry dismissed the possibility of overturning the play-off final result, explaining that punishments in football are typically applied prospectively rather than retrospectively to avoid unravelling past season results. Southampton was expelled from the play-offs after admitting to spying on Middlesbrough's training sessions, as well as those of Oxford and Ipswich, though they maintained the punishment was disproportionate despite their apology. In fullHull City owner vows legal action if they lose play-off final amid Spygate scandalThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Hull City owner promises to take action over ‘incredibly wrong’ play-off decision
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHull City owner Acun Ilicali confirmed he would take legal action if his team lost to Middlesbrough in the Championship play-off final, following Middlesbrough's reinstatement to the competition. Ilicali believes Middlesbrough should not have been allowed back into the play-offs after Southampton's expulsion due to the 'Spygate' scandal, calling the decision “incredibly wrong” and stating his legal team supports this view. The play-off final is described as the 'richest game in football', with a place in the Premier League at stake and an estimated value of £200m to the winning team. EFL chairman Rick Parry dismissed the possibility of overturning the play-off final result, explaining that punishments in football are typically applied prospectively rather than retrospectively to avoid unravelling past season results. Southampton was expelled from the play-offs after admitting to spying on Middlesbrough's training sessions, as well as those of Oxford and Ipswich, though they maintained the punishment was disproportionate despite their apology. In fullHull City owner vows legal action if they lose play-off final amid Spygate scandalThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
