Southampton were kicked out of the Championship play-off final due to spying and the punishment has garnered different reactions from pundits

Southampton has been expelled from the second-tier Championship playoff final after admitting to the unauthorized filming of other clubs’ practice sessions.

Middlesbrough are to face Hull in the Championship playoff final after Southampton admitted they spied on Boro and two other opponents

Middlesbrough reinstated to take on Hull in Saturday’s playoff final with Southampton having a right to appeal

LONDON: Southampton have been kicked out of the Championship playoffs after being found guilty of spying on semifinal opponents Middlesbrough, the English Football League said on…

The south-coast club will appeal the decision, which also sees them handed a four-point deduction for the 2026-27 season in the Championship

SOCCER-ENGLAND-SOU:Soccer-Southampton expelled from EFL playoff final after spying breach

The EFL announced the sanction on Tuesday, four days before the final on Saturday, after Southampton admitted to spying on other clubs.

Redknapp’s former club have been kicked out of the play-off final after admitting to spying on opponents

Southampton have been expelled from the Championship play-off final and replaced by Middlesbrough after admitting multiple breaches of EFL regulations over Spygate

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Southampton's players are said to be considering legal action against their own employers if the EFL verdict to expel them from the Championship play-off final is upheld

Southampton have been expelled from the Championship play-off final with a new kick-off time being issued, but the EFL are preparing for the Saints to be in the Wembley showpiece…

Southampton were expelled from the Championship play-off final after admitting to spying on Middlesbrough's training sessions ahead of their play-off semi-final

Southampton have been kicked out of the EFL Championship as the Red Dragons fell just short.

Southampton launched an appeal after being expelled from the Championship play-offs, having admitted to spying on semi-final opponents Middlesbrough, who've been reinstated for…

The club have appealed against the severity of the sanction after admitting spying on other clubs

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Southampton have described the decision to expel them from the Championship playoffs over spying as ‘manifestly disproportionate’

Southampton FC have appealed their removal from the Championship play-off final, a punishment for the recent Southampton spying scandal. Read the details.

Southampton have appealed the decision which has seen them kicked out of the Championship play-off final and replaced by Middlesbrough, the side they beat in the semi-finals