Was Tonda Eckert's punishment correct?

Name: Was Tonda Eckert's punishment correct?
Uploaded: 2026-10-09T13:46:23.000Z
Duration: 1 min 38 s

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'I was actually quite surprised he kept his job’

Southampton manager Tonda Eckert has been handed a six-week suspended sentence that comes into effect in June 2028. The manager, who was found guilty of spying on Middlesborough, Oxford United and Ipswich Town training sessions, was also handed a £28,000 fine and the club were thrown out of last season’s playoffs and handed a four-point deduction this season.

However there are noises that the punishment doesn’t fit the crime.

Football Weekly discuss a truly bizarre case.

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