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Southampton manager Tonda Eckert given six-week suspended ban for Spygate scandal

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Eckert was charged by FA with misconduct Southampton found to have spied on three opponents Southampton’s manager, Tonda Eckert, has been given a six-week suspended ban by the Football Association for his part in the Spygate scandal that landed the club with a four-point penalty and expulsion from last season’s Championship playoffs. The outcome means Eckert can continue in the dugout, starting with Sunday’s derby at home to Portsmouth.

The German has been fined £28,000 by the FA after admitting its charges, with his ban suspended until the end of next season.

Read the original report at The Guardian.

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