Middlesbrough news

• New WhatsApps and deleted LinkedIn profiles - latest Spygate details revealed

  02-06-2026 08:53 via skysports.com
  
  Southampton manager Tonda Eckert "loved" the information a junior analyst intern gathered when spying on one of his team's opponents, according to newly released messages.
  
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• Michael Carrick's former player Hayden Hackney is DESPERATE to join Everton - despite interest from Man United and Tottenham

  02-06-2026 18:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Hayden Hackney plays as a deep-lying playmaker and David Moyes wants his team to continue progressing as a possession-based team.
  
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• 'This is a top young player!' | Every Hackney goal for Middlesbrough

  02-06-2026 13:21 via skysports.com
  
  Watch every goal scored by Hayden Hackney for Middlesbrough in the EFL with interest in the midfielder growing.
  
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• 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

  02-06-2026 12:33 via dailymail.com
  
  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.  
  
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• Everton revive interest in Boro midfielder Hackney

  02-06-2026 10:30 via skysports.com
  
  Everton have revived their long-term interest in Middlesbrough's Hayden Hackney.
  
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• '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

  02-06-2026 08:58 via dailymail.com
  
  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.
  
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• Best Premier League players to get relegated | Ft. Di Canio, Maddison and Bowen

  02-06-2026 07:00 via skysports.com
  
  After West Ham's relegation from the Premier League, we take a look at some of the best players in history who have gone down from England's top-flight.
  
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• 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

  01-06-2026 21:12 via dailymail.com
  
  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?'
  
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• How a transfer-market masterclass led Hull City to the Premier League... and the key men behind the scenes out to make sure they stay there

  28-05-2026 15:06 via dailymail.com
  
  This is a club that finished 21st in the Championship last season. A transfer embargo,, confining them to free transfers and loans, with the sanction imposed because of late payments to other clubs.
  
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• Has Hayden Hackney played his last game for Middlesbrough?

  28-05-2026 11:32 via skysports.com
  
  The Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast assesses the future of Hayden Hackney after Middlesbrough's play-off defeat.
  
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• Championship, L1 & L2 26/27 season - key dates and fixtures day

  25-05-2026 14:00 via skysports.com
  
  Already thinking about the next Sky Bet EFL season? There's a World Cup to fit in first - but the key dates are out for the 2026/27 campaign.
  
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• Southampton fans hit out at 'deafening silence' over club's handling of Spygate

  24-05-2026 16:21 via dailymail.com
  
  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.
  
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• Distraught Socceroos star Riley McGree's World Cup dream is left on a knife edge just three weeks before tournament begins

  24-05-2026 06:53 via dailymail.com
  
  The blow for the Aussie national team came in Middlesbrough's Championship play-off final defeat to Hull City at Wembley.
  
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• Hull captain Lewie Coyle dedicates play-off triumph to late father in emotional tribute - before apologising for swearing on Sky Sports

  23-05-2026 22:22 via dailymail.com
  
  The Tigers booked their place Premier League by overcoming Middlesbrough 1-0 at Wembley, with Oli McBurnie's goal in second half stoppage time celebrating the two sides.
  
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• '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

  23-05-2026 21:45 via dailymail.com
  
  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.
  
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• Hull captain delivers emotional dressing-room speech after play-off final win

  23-05-2026 20:53 via skysports.com
  
  Hull captain Lewie Coyle gives his team a lovely speech after their play-off promotion win and also gives the chairman a nod to book their Vegas trip!
  
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• Coyle's heart warming speech to team after play-off final win

  23-05-2026 20:53 via skysports.com
  
  Hull captain Lewie Coyle gives his team a lovely speech after their play-off promotion win and also gives the chairman a nod to book their Vegas trip!
  
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• Coyle gives heart warming speech to team after win

  23-05-2026 20:53 via skysports.com
  
  Hull captain Lewie Coyle gives his team a lovely speech after their play-off promotion win and also gives the chairman a nod to book their Vegas trip!
  
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• Hull City secure Premier League promotion as Oli McBurnie scores late winner in Championship play-off final - after Middlesbrough's reprieve proved temporary after Spygate drama

  23-05-2026 20:31 via dailymail.com
  
  MATT BARLOW AT WEMBLEY: After all the spies, subterfuge and pretend binoculars came the eye of the Tigers. One sucker punch from Oli McBurnie and Hull are returning to the top flight.
  
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• Hull City vs Middlesbrough - Championship play-off final RECAP: Latest score, team news and updates as Tigers WIN promotion back to the Premier League for the first time in nine years thanks to Oli McBurnie's late goal

  23-05-2026 19:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Re-live Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Hull City took on Middlesbrough in the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium.
  
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• McBurnie: It was written for me to score play-off final winner

  23-05-2026 19:35 via skysports.com
  
  Hull's Oli McBurnie said it was "written for me" to score the winner in the Sky Bet Championship play-off final that sent the Tigers back to the Premier League.
  
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• Hull City vs Middlesbrough - Championship play-off final LIVE: Latest score, team news and updates as Tigers WIN promotion back to the Premier League for the first time in nine years thanks to Oli McBurnie's late goal

  23-05-2026 19:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Hull City take on Middlesbrough in the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium.
  
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• McBurnie fires Hull City to the Premier League with late goal at Wembley!

  23-05-2026 18:56 via skysports.com
  
  Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship play-off final between Hull City and Middlesbrough.
  
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• Hull City secure Premier League promotion as Oli McBurnie scores late winner in play-off final - after Middlesbrough's reprieve proved temporary after Spygate drama

  23-05-2026 18:55 via dailymail.com
  
  After all the spies, subterfuge and pretend binoculars came the eye of the Tigers. One sucker punch from Oli McBurnie and Hull City are on their way back to the Premier League.
  
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• McBurnie scores stoppage-time winner to send Hull to Premier League

  23-05-2026 18:48 via skysports.com
  
  Oli McBurnie struck in injury-time to dramatically send Hull City into the Premier League as they beat Middlesbrough 1-0 at Wembley.
  
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• Hull City vs Middlesbrough - Championship play-off final LIVE: Latest score, team news and updates as Oli McBurnie gives the Tigers the lead in second-half stoppage-time as they close in on Premier League return

  23-05-2026 18:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Hull City take on Middlesbrough in the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium.
  
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• Hull City vs Middlesbrough - Championship play-off final LIVE: Latest score, team news and updates as both sides take their chances in cagey first-half at Wembley after Boro took Saints' place at Wembley amid spygate scandal

  23-05-2026 17:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Hull City take on Middlesbrough in the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium.
  
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• 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

  23-05-2026 15:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Hull City owner Acun Ilicali has insisted the club will take legal action if they lose to Middlesbrough in Saturday's play-off final.
  
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• Hull City vs Middlesbrough - Championship play-off final LIVE: Latest score, team news and updates as Tigers bus is attacked by fans en route to Wembley and Boro take Saints' place at Wembley after spygate scandal

  23-05-2026 15:08 via dailymail.com
  
    Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Hull City take on Middlesbrough in the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium.
  
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• Hull team bus window smashed ahead of play-off final

  23-05-2026 14:14 via skysports.com
  
  The Hull City team bus that will take players from their hotel to Wembley has had one of it's windows smashed ahead of kick-off!
  
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