Eckert will be ‘happy’ when FA reach Spygate verdict
Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert says he is awaiting the Football Association’s decision on a misconduct charge linked to the club’s Spygate scandal. The verdict matters because a lengthy ban could affect his ability to lead the team, despite owner Dragan Solak saying in June that he would not dismiss him.
Eckert was charged more than a week ago over authorising observation of rival training sessions, after Southampton admitted spying on three clubs and were expelled from the Championship play-offs in May. While the squad continue pre-season in Germany, Eckert says Southampton aim for automatic promotion and begin their Championship campaign at Watford a week after their Carabao Cup tie against Colchester.
- Eckert awaits FA verdict over Southampton’s spying scandal.
- A lengthy ban could affect his role.
- Southampton target automatic Championship promotion.
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Southampton are a football club in the English Football League Championship, the second tier of men’s football in England. The club’s “Spygate” case concerns the observation of rival teams’ training sessions, which Southampton admitted had involved three clubs.
Tonda Eckert is Southampton’s head coach, responsible for leading the team and its training. The Football Association, which governs football in England, can discipline people for misconduct; a ban could limit Eckert’s ability to carry out that role.