Southampton boss charged by FA over ‘Spygate’ scandal

SOUTHAMPTON’S head coach Tonda Eckert was charged by the FA yesterday over the “Spygate” scandal. The Saints were thrown out of the Championship play-offs by the EFL in May over the affair and docked four points for the coming season. The club admitted spying on a training session held by play-off opponents Middlesbrough in May, and on sessions at Ipswich and Oxford earlier in the season. On May 21, the FA confirmed it was investigating the matter, and yesterday it announced charges had been…