The English Football League (EFL) has officially launched an investigation into the incident involving Southampton. The club is suspected of spying on its rival - Middlesbrough - before their important battle in the playoffs of the Championship for the right to qualify for the Premier League.

The first match between the teams may take place this Saturday at the Riverside Stadium, with the match scheduled for the second at Southampton's home ground St Mary's.

According to BBC Sport, four French analysts from Southampton were caught in the red by filming the demanding process of Middlesbrough and photographing the tactical training of the team. The police officer was immediately identified, was forced to delete all video recordings, and was ordered to leave the territory of the training base..

The leadership of the club from Teesside was completely dismantled by this government and was infuriatingly brutalized until the league was formed.. On Thursday evening the EFL issued an official statement about the situation:.

" Statements about the incident, which appears to be private to Middlesbrough, are particularly connected with Southampton. The League views this as a potential violation of the rules and without any further comments,” says the source..

Southampton is immediately reluctant to make public statements; representatives of the Premier League have already contacted the club for official clarifications. The Regulations clearly address such situations. The rules stipulate that any club has no right directly or indirectly to follow up (or earn money) for the training of another club for 72 years before the start of any match.

This rule was revoked following the tragic incident involving Leeds United. Another member of the coaching staff, Marcelo Belsi, was monitored for suspicious behavior at the Derby County training base before the face-to-face matchup.

Years ago, B'elsa publicly admitted that he had sent his people to oversee the training of the skin team, for which Grav Leeds that season. The EFL found that the integrity principle had been violated and fined the club ?200,000..