{"id":32853,"date":"2026-05-08T09:48:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/southampton-accused-of-unauthorized-filming-ahead-of-play-off-match-against-middlesbrough\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T09:48:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:48:33","slug":"southampton-accused-of-unauthorized-filming-ahead-of-play-off-match-against-middlesbrough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/southampton-accused-of-unauthorized-filming-ahead-of-play-off-match-against-middlesbrough\/","title":{"rendered":"Southampton accused of &#8216;unauthorized filming&#8217; ahead of play-off match against Middlesbrough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LONDON (AP) \u2014 The English Second Division Championship is hit by another spying controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Southampton were contacted by the English Football League following a complaint &#8220;regarding suspected unauthorized filming&#8221; ahead of a team meeting from Middlesbrough. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">championship playoffs<\/span>the EFL said in a statement sent to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The alleged incident is said to have taken place on private property in Middlesbrough by an individual identified as having links to Southampton,&#8221; the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>The EFL said it was treating the matter as a &#8220;possible case of misconduct&#8221; and asked Southampton to observe. <\/p>\n<p>The first leg of the play-off semi-final will be played at Middlesbrough&#8217;s Riverside Stadium on Saturday. The second leg will be played in Southampton on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">EFL fines Leeds<\/span> \u00a3200,000 ($259,000) to spy on one of Derby&#8217;s training sessions ahead of a match between the teams.<\/p>\n<p>Marcelo Bielsa, Leeds&#8217; manager at the time, accepted responsibility for having club officials spy on Derby training. 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