Eckert Cited in Southampton Spying Scandal

Documents reveal that Southampton’s head coach, Tonda Eckert, initiated a spying operation on rival clubs, with an intern recording training sessions and the manager reportedly approving the tactic. The club was expelled from the Championship playoffs after the investigation uncovered spied on Oxford United, Ipswich and Middlesbrough. Eckert is now under FA investigation, and the panel’s refusal to lift the expulsion has reinforced suspicions of his central role in the scheme. afsport.lat