Southampton could now sack Tonda Eckert following his role in the Spygate scandal, which has cost the Saints a play-off final shot after their appeal was knocked back

Hull City will play Middlesbrough for a place in the Premier League after Southampton failed on Wednesday to overturn their expulsion from the Championship playoff final for spying on opponents. Southampton were thrown out of the final on Tuesday,

Southampton's players are considering taking legal action against their own club after the spygate scandal. Leeds could use the saga to their advantage in a move for star man Finn Azaz.

Southampton expelled from EFL Championship playoffs after being caught spying on opponents in a scandal now being called Spygate in English soccer.

Manchester United could capitalise on Southampton’s Spygate scandal by pursuing a deal for Shea Charles, per the Mirror.The Saints’ appeal against being kicked out of the Championship play-off

Southampton was thrown out of the final on Tuesday, and handed a four-point deduction for next season, after ​it had beaten semifinal opponent Middlesbrough.

Saints have been thrown out of the play-offs after admitting they spied on three clubs during the Championship season.

Find him on X: @tom_morgs Lord Pannick KC, Manchester City’s leading lawyer in their fight against the Premier League, is understood to have joined Southampton’s fight against play-off expulsion. The ‘spygate’ case had already attracted leading legal powerhouses,