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Middlesbrough manager Kim Hellberg has revealed that Southampton boss Tonda Eckert contacted him personally to apologize for the Spygate scandal. The revelation comes after Eckert was handed a suspended six-week ban and a significant fine by the Football Association for his involvement in the spying controversy.

He escaped the sack

The German team manager Tonda Eckert has been given a six-week suspended ban and fined around €33,000 over his role in the "Spygate" scandal involving Southampton FC.

Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert has avoided an immediate touchline ban after the Football Association handed him a suspended six-week ban and a £28,000 fine for his involvement in the Spygate scandal. This punishment follows the club's earlier expulsion from the Championship play-offs and a four-point deduction for secretly filming opposition training sessions throughout the previous campaign.