Yahoo Sports reports: Tonda Eckert will remain manager of Southampton despite the spying scandal that cost the Championship club their place in the play-off final last month, their owner Dragan Solak told the BBC. Saints were expelled from the Championship play-off final -- regarded as the richest game in world football -- after admitting to spying on some opponents' training sessions, with beaten semi-finalists Middlesbrough reinstated. The English Football League (EFL) said Southampton had been kicked out after adm
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 2, 2026 7:55 AM
Saints owner sticks by manager despite 'spygate' scandal
Tonda Eckert will remain manager of Southampton despite the spying scandal that cost the Championship club their place in the play-off final last month, their owner Dragan Solak told the BBC. Saints were expelled from the Championship play-off final -- regarded as the richest game in world football -- after admitting to spying on some opponents' training sessions, with beaten semi-finalists Middlesbrough reinstated. The English Football League (EFL) said Southampton had been kicked out after adm
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