Southampton Appeals Championship Play-Offs Expulsion
Southampton Football Club has lodged an appeal against the decision to remove them from the Championship play-off final, describing the punishment as "manifestly disproportionate to every previous sanction in the history of the English game."
On Tuesday evening, an independent disciplinary commission appointed by the English Football League (EFL) expelled Southampton from the play-offs. Consequently, Middlesbrough has been reinstated and is scheduled to face Hull City in the final, set for Saturday.
In addition to their removal from the play-offs, Southampton has been penalized with a deduction of four points for the upcoming Championship season.
The club's appeal is set to be reviewed by an independent league arbitration panel later on Wednesday.
A statement from Southampton emphasized their position, stating:
"The club cannot accept a sanction which bears no proportion to the offence."
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