Southampton face a shocking ban from the Championship playoff final and a future points deduction after admitting to spying on multiple opponents during the season

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Southampton expelled from EFL Championship playoffs after being caught spying on opponents in a scandal now being called Spygate in English soccer.

The Football Association opens an investigation into Southampton's conduct after the club admit to spying on three clubs during the Championship season.

The EFL have kicked Southampton out of the Championship playoff final after they admitted "multiple breaches of EFL regulations related to the unauthorized filming of other clubs’ training" with Middlesbrough taking their place.

Southampton was charged earlier this month for the unauthorized filming of Middlesbrough’s practice sessions ahead of their semifinal.

Southampton pressured junior members of staff to spy on opponents, according to evidence presented to an independent commission by the intern at the heart of the ‘spygate’ scandal.

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