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The latest Football News for Southampton Football Club in 2026.
Updated 16 Jun 2026
- West Ham ponder bid for Leyton Orient striker as they plot Premier League return… but face competition from Germany (11 Jun 2026)
The 21-year-old scored 23 goals in League One last season for Orient and is also attracting interest from Championship sides Swansea City and Bristol City.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
- Newcastle United set to land new goalkeeper to compete with Nick Pope as they agree £18.65m deal with Reims (05 Jun 2026)
Ewen Jaouen, a France U21 international, was also on Real Madrid's radar but believes he can challenge for a first team place at St James' Park.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
- Roy Keane's daughter is married! Bride Leah weds Southampton footballer boyfriend in countryside wedding – with her hardman pundit father walking her down the aisle (03 Jun 2026)
Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Roy Keane's daughter Leah are now officially married after tying the knot at the weekend. The couple did so on Saturday evening at Kin House.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
- Southampton's spying boss Tonda Eckert releases remarkable eight-minute 'apology' where he barely blinks and doubles down on his excuses – and owner blames intern for breaking the rules (02 Jun 2026)
Southampton's shamed spygate manager Tonda Eckert has released a remarkable eight-minute 'apology' for the scandal that saw his side thrown out of the Championship play-offs.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
- IAN HERBERT: Deluded Southampton must sack Tonda Eckert NOW over latest damning Spygate revelations – fans of this proud club are being dragged through the mud by this despicable saga and it's time to cut loose (01 Jun 2026)
A highly respected and experienced football journalist was made to feel extremely uncomfortable by Southampton, a week or so back, when he posed the question: 'Are you a cheat?'
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
- 'You legend. Manager loved it!': Southampton's spying WhatsApp message leaked after they were thrown out of play-off final – revealing 'extreme pressure' put on interns… as club decide on Tonda Eckert's future (01 Jun 2026)
The junior analyst at the centre of the Southampton Spygate storm told how he feared losing his job after being put under pressure by head coach Tonda Eckert to film opposition training.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
- Southampton fans hit out at 'deafening silence' over club's handling of Spygate (24 May 2026)
The Saints were expelled from the Championship play-offs by an independent disciplinary commission last week following Daily Mail Sport's explosive revelation that they had spied on rivals.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
- A 'minor miracle', a Sunderland conspiracy and a bottle of cognac: Those who've survived the agony of a final-day relegation battle reveal how to pull off a Great Escape (24 May 2026)
From David Pleat running on the pitch and Bradford shocking Liverpool to Bryan Robson's Greatest Escape, these are the stories of how to survive the ultimate nailbiter of a final-day relegation battle.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
- 'When I first heard about it, I just had to laugh': Hull boss Sergej Jakirovic says Southampton Spygate scandal IS a laughing matter – as Middlesbrough coach Kim Hellberg bemoans 'toughest' two weeks of his career (23 May 2026)
MATT BARLOW AT WEMBLEY: Jubilant Hull boss Sergej Jakirovic claimed the Southampton 'Spygate' affair would have been dismissed as a joke in his native Balkans instead of being a scandal.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
- Hull City owner threatens legal action if his side don't win the Championship play-off final – with just MINUTES to go before kick-off (23 May 2026)
Hull City owner Acun Ilicali has insisted the club will take legal action if they lose to Middlesbrough in Saturday's play-off final.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
- Former Middlesbrough footballer on independent commission that expelled Southampton from £200m play-off final is forced to deny bias claims over 'Spygate' verdict (22 May 2026)
A member of the independent commission – who played one match for Middlesbrough – has denied accusations of bias after Southampton were expelled from the Championship play-offs.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
- Revealed: 'Deplorable' Southampton LIED and claimed they did not record rivals' training in spying hearing, until evidence was uncovered – and manager admitted his key role (21 May 2026)
Southampton were guilty of a 'deplorable approach' in putting pressure on junior staff members to spy on opposition teams, authorised by head coach Tonda Eckert.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
