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BREAKING: Spain's boycott of Eurovision over Israel's war on Gaza puts it "on the right side of history", says PM Pedro Sanchez, ahead the final in Austria.
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1/ Days before the semi-final Southampton were caught spying on Boro training.
Had they not been caught, Boro would have continued oblivious. But once they were caught, Hellberg had to change setup the day before the game.
Boro then played a shape they’d never used before...
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As I said, no request for a bye, just that Southampton shouldn't be allowed to play in the final.
Smoggy Balboa@SmoggyBalboa
@callumshaaw Boro aren't crying. They are insisting on sporting integrity.
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@MrTeesside @SkySportsNews Your attempt to beat us is embarrassing
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@ludacristsake @SkySportsNews You were a decent club but your lack of humility over your behaviour is embarrassing.
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BREAKING: Middlesbrough say Southampton should not take part in Championship play-off final after being charged with spying ahead of semi-final first leg between clubs.
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If the Saints weren’t rattled, then they are now 😀
We’ve got nothing to lose. We’re already out. I’m just enjoying the show 📺
UTB
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@SkyFootball Southampton fans nipping now after mocking and laughing last week because they thought they were getting a fine and a slap on the wrist
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Middlesbrough have called for Southampton to be removed from the Championship play-off final, describing their exclusion as “the only appropriate response” to the alleged spying incident.
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@SkyFootball Rightly so. They cheated to gain a tactical advantage in a high stakes game and shouldn’t be allowed to compete.
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@KerridgePhil Ayling apparently doesn't want to pursue it . God knows why
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God I cant wait for the efl to kick these pricks out.
SaintsExtra@SaintsExtra
📹 Taylor Harwood-Bellis directs a binoculars celebration at Middlesbrough’s Aidan Morris on Tuesday night #saintsfc
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Some embarrassing Southampton fans defending their club.
If it was Boro I’d be so embarrassed and angry that the manager has jeopardised the whole season over something so ridiculous. You want to win or lose properly.
Think Gibbo would have sacked Hellberg if he’d done it
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@Teessideracko 299 Boro bookmarks so far ! Seriously how braindead thick must he be ? With everything going on, and as club captain and an hour after being reported for the disability discrimination. Astonishing stupidity and obviously a vile piece of shit
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So proud of my club, players, supporters, chairman and all the great people who work for it. No way in the world the behaviour (allegedly) seen by Southampton would be approved by anyone at Boro. Standing up for the integrity of the game we love!!❤️ #UTFB
Keith Downie@SkySports_Keith
🚨 BREAKING: Middlesbrough call for Southampton to be banned from competing in the Championship play-off final: CLUB STATEMENT: 🗣️ “The conduct at issue, namely the observation and recording of our training session ahead of a fixture of such significance, goes to the heart of sporting integrity and fair competition. 🗣️ “In these circumstances, the only appropriate response is a sporting sanction which would prevent Southampton FC from participating in the EFL Championship play-off final. 🗣️ “We remain hopeful that the EFL, as regulator, will pursue such a sanction before the Disciplinary Commission in order to protect the integrity of the game, safeguard all member clubs, and deter any attempt in the future to obtain an unfair and unlawful advantage in pursuit of promotion to the Premier League.”
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@Boro @rees_julian It’s ok Boro the grown ups are dealing with your issues now.
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@JoeCWard That’s assuming that we knew anything about it which is highly unlikely
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I personally believe that once you’ve let the semi finals play out you’ve kind of played your hand. Now it’s about thinking of the fans. They need to punish Southampton but kicking them out of the playoffs just seems so counter productive at this point.
EFL Communications@EFL_Comms
EFL Statement: Sky Bet Championship Play-Off Final 📘 efl.com/news/2026/may/…
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@HCAFC74 @SargetheSaint I think you’ll find Boro are the ones driving this and accusing us . The kid doesn’t work for Saints
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@SargetheSaint Oh no boohoo!
What about us? Your club has fucked us over and we've done nothing!
Your cheating has meant that we don't even know who we are playing in a Final, and are fans could lose hundreds of £ on cancelled train tickets and hotels etc.
You're not the victims. We are.
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If we get kicked out of the competition I can just imagine how the #SaintsFC fan base are going to react.
Think it will do more harm than good, that’s all I’m saying.
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I used to really like Southampton.
Very similar club to us. Punched above its weight over the years.
But this kind of behaviour is properly insufferable isn’t it?
Surely this would be considered an aggravating factor in the investigation if found guilty?
#PUSB
Sky Sports@SkySports
Southampton captain Taylor Harwood-Bellis appeared to mock a Middlesbrough player with a binoculars celebration amid allegations that Saints were spying on Boro training before their play-off clash 😬
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@CarlDraper98 The fucking spy wasn’t employed by Southampton so what possible advantage did we have?
You had your chance on the pitch and weren’t good enough
Maybe next year
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Genuinely, if you give Southampton a £1M fine, watch nearly every team in the EFL take their chance knowing how much the reward is for promotion 😅
slbsn@slbsn
🚨🤓 Southampton Spygate personal view: 1. Expect the breaches will be straightforward to establish (ie liability) and almost certainly admitted to try and get some sanction credit/discount 2. Expect aggravating factors such as other examples of Soton spying this year to be raised 3. Fundamental question of how serious a breach of rule 127 and good faith is will be key. We know good faith alone was £200k in the Leeds case. The new rule makes it worse and spying obviously seeks a sporting advantage - why else do it? So that does point to sporting sanction of some sort 4. Being thrown out of the Play Offs appears excessive especially given Southampton finished 7 points clear of 6th and 9 clear of 7th 5. A 3-0 in the first leg would have been an option again excessive retrospectively unless 2nd leg re-playable (not feasible) 6. More likely sanction is points deduction next season in the Championship as much as that won't help Middlesboro 7. Unlikely that the PL will take a points deduction recommendation from the EFL (no fixed rule) - doubt EFL will push for it, so would apply in first season back in Championship (when and if) 8. My best guess is SIX EFL points in first season in EFL and £500k-£1m fine 9. Boro compensation claim can be dealt with separately subject to any claim brought by Boro - difficult claim to establish due to causation issues
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@GBNEWS What the fuck has that fat cunt got to do with anything?
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James Corden doesn't hold back on Southampton spying row as Middlesbrough wait to learn play-off final fate
gbnews.com/sport/football…
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