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Southampton's Parsons says club already 'punished enough' as Eckert awaits Spygate verdict

Southampton's CEO and manager speak out ahead of a decisive FA misconduct hearing over the club's spying scandal.

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What to know

  • Southampton's Tonda Eckert faces an FA misconduct hearing this week, over four months after the 'Spygate' scandal broke.
  • The club has already lost a £200m promotion shot (expelled from the Championship play-off final) and been docked four league points by the EFL.
  • Both Eckert and CEO Phil Parsons argue further sanction would be excessive, with Eckert calling the punishment so far 'unheard of in the history of sports'.
  • The FA's ruling could range from a suspended sentence to a lengthy ban, and remains undecided as of the latest reporting.

“It's been a big, big punishment. Absolutely unheard of in the history of sports.”

Tonda Eckert, Southampton manager · BBC Sport ↗ · Sep 20

Tonda EckertTonda Eckert Southampton managerPhil Parsons Southampton chief executiveEFL (English Football League) Regulatory body that ruled on the club's spyingThe Football Association (FA) Body holding the pending misconduct hearing

Southampton's Parsons says club already 'punished enough' as Eckert awaits Spygate verdict
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    Parsons says further punishment would be 'really tough to take'

    Southampton chief executive Phil Parsons gave his first interview on the case, arguing the club has already been punished enough as it awaits the FA's decision on Eckert.

    “really tough to take…”
    — Phil Parsons
    1. 1 outlet Southampton chief says club punished enough over ‘Spygate’ as Tonda Eckert awaits fate

      first by Yahoo Sports, 3d ago

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    Eckert tells BBC he has 'asked for forgiveness' ahead of hearing

    In an exclusive BBC interview before this week's FA hearing, Eckert described the punishment as unprecedented, said he had spent nearly four hours explaining himself to the FA, and said the outcome was now out of his hands.

    “I've asked for forgiveness for what I've done. I've apologised publicly.”
    — Tonda Eckert
  3. background

    FA charges Eckert with misconduct — The Football Association separately charged the German manager with misconduct over the spying campaign, opening a disciplinary process that has left Eckert in limbo through the summer.

  4. background

    EFL expels Southampton from play-off final and docks four points — As punishment, the EFL panel expelled Southampton from the Championship play-off final, costing them a shot at £200m promotion to the Premier League, and deducted four points from their current season tally.

  5. background

    EFL commission finds Eckert orchestrated 'contrived and determined plan' — An EFL independent disciplinary commission ruled that Eckert had organised a deliberate spying operation on three clubs; Eckert apologised publicly while maintaining he did not know it breached EFL rules and that it had no impact on results.

  6. background

    Southampton staff caught spying on rival play-off clubs — Southampton personnel, including an intern, were caught spying on Oxford United, Ipswich Town and then Middlesbrough ahead of the Championship play-off semi-final, in a campaign authorised by manager Tonda Eckert.

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