Southampton F.C. espionage incident

On 19 May 2026, association football club Southampton were expelled from their scheduled EFL Championship play-off final with Hull City after admitting to spying on three teams' training sessions during the 2025–26 EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert had authorised staff members to infiltrate rival training grounds and film their sessions to inform his tactics, against English Football League (EFL) regulations.

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