‘Manager loved it’: Tonda Eckert found to have initiated Southampton’s spying

New documents reveal that Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert initiated the club's practice of spying on opponents, with an intern who recorded rival training sessions told that the 'manager loved it.' Southampton were expelled from the Championship playoffs last month after being found to have spied on Oxford United, Ipswich, and Middlesbrough. Eckert, who claims he did not know his actions broke rules, is currently under investigation by the Football Association, with a newly published appeal panel ruling lending weight to his central role in the scheme.