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TL;DR
- Southampton manager Tonda Eckert received a suspended six-week ban and a £28,000 fine.
- The scheme involved filming three opponents: Ipswich, Oxford, and Middlesbrough.
- An independent commission described the plan as 'contrived and determined from the top down'.
- Eckert was considered an 'impressive witness' who showed 'genuine contrition'.
- Southampton was previously docked four points for the following season and kicked out of the playoffs.
- The club currently sits in mid-table despite the past sanctions.
- The 'Spygate' story is described as one of football's stranger and more pointless transgressions.