Hull City's owner asks lawyers to get £200m play-off final CANCELLED over Southampton's spying - to give them automatic promotion to the Premier League - in 'disqualification' claim

Hull City's owner has instructed lawyers to seek the cancellation of the Championship play-off final, claiming Southampton engaged in spying during the semi-finals against Middlesbrough. The legal action, framed as a 'disqualification' claim, aims to have Hull awarded automatic promotion to the Premier League rather than competing in the final. The play-off final between Hull City and Middlesbrough was scheduled to take place at Wembley on Saturday, with a reported £200 million prize at stake.