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Tonda Eckert’s Southampton future unclear as FA investigation into spygate continues
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FA could follow Fifa precedent with 12-month suspensionManager to face media on Saturday in pre-season friendlyThe future of Southampton’s manager, Tonda Eckert, remains shrouded in uncertainty as he waits to learn the outcome of a lengthy and detailed Football Association investigation into last season’s spygate scandal.In May the English Football League expelled Southampton from the Championship playoff final against Hull after finding that a club intern engaged as a first-team analyst had spied on a key Middlesbrough training session before the semi-final first leg at the Riverside. Continue reading...
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