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Middlesbrough demand Southampton are expelled from playoffs over spying
Boro say move is ‘only appropriate response’ to scandal
TL;DR
- Middlesbrough demands Southampton's expulsion from the Championship playoff final over alleged spying.
- An independent disciplinary commission will hear the EFL's case against Southampton.
- Potential sanctions for Southampton include fines or expulsion from the playoffs.
- Middlesbrough is excluded from presenting its case directly to the commission.
- Championship clubs approved new financial rules capping spending at 85% of income from next season.
- League One clubs will reduce their spending cap from 60% to 50% of turnover.
- The new rules aim to create a simpler and more responsive system of cost control.
- The potential for playoff disruption has caused concern for fans with travel arrangements.