Tonda Eckert, the Southampton manager embroiled in the spygate scandal which saw the club expelled from the Championship play-offs, has been fined £28,000 and handed a suspended six-week ban by the Football Association, allowing him to continue in his role.
Saints were removed from last season’s play-offs by an independent English Football League (EFL) panel after admitting to spying on three opponents’ training sessions. The penalty denied them a chance at promotion to the Premier League worth at least £200m. The same panel also handed them a four-point deduction for the current campaign.
