Southampton, Spygate
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Spygate punishment is 'largest ever' in English football and bears no proportion to the offence, say Southampton.
Southampton have described the decision to expel them from the Championship playoffs over spying as ‘manifestly disproportionate’
The EFL announced the sanction on Tuesday, four days before the final on Saturday, after Southampton admitted to spying on other clubs.
A team from Australia's A-League soccer association used a visit from a snake as a chance to poke fun at a scandal involving Southampton FC.
Southampton have appealed against the decision to expel them from the Championship play-off final, which is the richest match in football. It leaves clubs - and their fans - in limbo, but we could get a verdict today.
May 20 () - Several sports teams around the world have paid a hefty price for spying on their opponents over the years but the potential financial cost to English soccer club Southampton for their infraction could be the heaviest.
SOUTHAMPTON have blasted their play-off expulsion as the largest penalty in English football history. The EFL confirmed on Tuesday night that Saints had been expelled from the Saturday’s