Southampton heads into its appeal against expulsion from the Championship playoff final believing its punishment is "manifestly disproportionate" to any previous sanction in English soccer history. The south-coast team admitted to repeatedly spying on opponents this season — including Middlesbrough ahead of the playoff semifinals — and was removed from this Saturday's match against Hull when a place in the Premier League was up for grabs. Instead, the English Football League handed Middlesbrough a place in the final at Wembley Stadium, which is regarded as the world’s richest one-off soccer ma...
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