- Southampton FC apologises to fans, players and the wider football community after admitting allegations of spying on three other teams
- Team expelled from the play-offs, and handed a four-point deduction for the 2026/27 season
- The club is appealing its punishment, with the EFL working to give a decision on the same day
- Fans express anger at missing out on chance to win Premier League place
- Middlesbrough, beaten by Southampton in the semi-final, are currently set to play Hull City for a place in the Premier League on Saturday
- Tickets have gone on sale to Middlesborough fans
- Former Saints boss Harry Redknapp describes his old club's spying as 'stupid beyond belief' but says their expulsion from the play-off final is 'very harsh'
- Listen to reaction from BBC Radio Solent
- 'Injustice', 'stupid', 'pathetic' - Saints fans give their reaction
Southampton say spygate punishment is 'largest ever' in English football
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