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Southampton has been thrown out of Saturday's Championship playoff final after being found guilty of spying on semifinal opponent Middlesbrough, in one of the harshest punishments imposed in the English game. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/20/soccer/southampton-spying-playoff-final/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #southampton #middlesbrough #championship #premierleague
Spying scandal rocks soccer as Southampton expelled from world’s richest match

Middlesbrough has now been reinstated ‌and will ‌face Hull City at Wembley on Saturday for the chance to win promotion to the Premier League.

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