In a stunning development, the English Football League (EFL) has disqualified Southampton from the 2025/26 Championship playoff final. The decision comes after the club was found guilty of secretly filming the training sessions of multiple opponents throughout the 2025–26 campaign.

For teams in the richest domestic football competition in the world, relegation from the Premier League is a catastrophic outcome that clubs look to avoid at all costs and expense.

HULL CITY head coach Sergej Jakirovic's call for the EFL not to rearrange the Championship play-off final beyond Saturday has been heeded by the governing body.

Southampton has been expelled from the Championship playoffs over the "spygate" scandal, the English Football League announced on Tuesday, May 19.

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Southampton's unauthorized filming of rival teams has resulted in their expulsion from the Championship playoff final, potentially costing them a significant financial opportunity.