Southampton coach Tonda Eckert receives suspended six-week ban after Spygate scandal
Eckert, who has also been fined around $37,000, will only serve the six-week ban if he is found to have spied on another team at any point through the end of the 2027-28 season
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Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert was handed a six-week ban and a fine of roughly $37,000 on Wednesday after being found guilty of spying on opponents last season , though the ban is suspended until the end of the 2027-28 season and will only kick in if he is in violation of the rules again during that period.
The FA found Eckert guilty of three breaches of rule E3.1 in relation to misconduct from Dec. 2025 to May of this year, specifically pointing out three incidents of spying. Eckert was found to have ordered a member of Southampton's staff to spy on Oxford United training before a game…
