🚨 Premier League: Southampton kicked out of the play-offs for spying
Saints found guilty. After just securing their place in the Championship play-off final for promotion to the Premier League (a 2-1 aggregate win), Southampton were officially expelled from the showpie...
🚨 Premier League: Southampton kicked out of the play-offs for spying Saints found guilty. After just securing their place in the Championship play-off final for promotion to the Premier League (a 2-1 aggregate win), Southampton were officially expelled from the showpiece match by an independent EFL disciplinary commission. Saints admitted to carrying out unauthorized spying and video recording sessions during their opponents’ training sessions (Middlesbrough in May, but also Ipswich Town in April and Oxford United in December).
In addition to this immediate expulsion, the club has been handed a four-point deduction for next season. This historic twist is a huge boost for Middlesbrough. Knocked out on the pitch, the Teesside club have been miraculously reinstated and will play in the grand final at Wembley this Saturday, May 23, against Hull City, with the Premier League promotion jackpot at stake.
Southampton have already announced their intention to appeal, and a race against the clock is now underway to definitively settle the fate of this final by Wednesday. An English-style "Spygate" that brutally robs Saints of their top-flight dreams. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence.
You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.