In early May, Southampton FC was investigated for an alleged case of spying on Middlesbrough before a championship play-off tie. After a whirlwind investigation, the League Arbitration Panel found that the club had "intended to obtain a sporting advantage over their league rivals by cheating" and Southampton was barred from playing in the championship final. Commercial sports and entertainment lawyer, and CAS arbitrator, Jeff Benz joins us to help us determine whether this was indeed a just punishment. Law and Disorder is a Podot podcast.Hosted by: Charlie Falconer, Helena Kennedy, Nicholas Mostyn.Executive Producer and editor: Nick Hilton.Associate Producers: Lulu Goad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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