Tonda Eckert called Kim Hellberg to apologise for spying on his team, the Middlesbrough boss has revealed.It comes after Eckert was handed a suspended six-week ban by the FA this week for his hand in the seismic Spygate saga.Hellberg has spoken for the first time since Eckert was handed a suspended banAlamyThe Southampton manager has also been fined £28,000 after he was hit with three breaches of the FA’s spying rules.Saints were caught filming Boro training prior to their play-off semi-final first leg in May.The club subsequently admitted to similar offences before matches against Oxford United and Ipswich Town earlier in the season.Southampton were disqualified from the play-offs and handed a four-point deduction at the start of this campaign.Eckert apologyHellberg has now spoken to the media for the first time since Eckert’s punishment was announced on Wednesday.He addressed the matter during his pre-match press conference ahead of hosting Wolves this Saturday, live on talkSPORT 2.The Swedish coach explained: “It has nothing to do with us [the verdict]. We went through all of those things.“I know Tonda actually called me some months ago and apologised, so it’s time to move on.“The judges have done their judgement, so that’s up to them. For me it’s about moving on.”As for whether he is glad the process is over, Hellberg added: “I left it after the first time. That was around us.Eckert called Hellberg to apologise, the Boro boss has revealed“Now this one has been around the league, so I think it’s good that it’s over.”Eckert reacts to FA punishmentEckert also spoke to reporters on Thursday, with his side facing a South Coast derby against Portsmouth on Sunday, live on talkSPORT 2.His suspended ban means the Saints boss will be in the dugout at St. Mary’s for the visit of their bitter rivals.He told reporters: “There was a fair chance that the verdict goes a different way.“After such a long time. We’ve had a verdict from the EFL, we’ve had a verdict now [from the FA].“Whatever you expect is not necessarily what you get in the end, so for me it’s to hold my hand up one more time.Eckert has ‘nothing’ to say to those who think his punishment is not enoughPA“I’ve made a mistake and it’s for me to take whatever the consequences [are].”Eckert added that he has ‘nothing’ to say to those who feel his suspended ban is not enough of a punishment.The 33-year-old retained the backing of the Saints hierarchy in the wake of the Spygate scandal.His side have since won four of their opening eight Championship matches this season, leaving them 13th in the table.Having apologised to Hellberg, Eckert will renew acquaintances with his opposite number when the sides meet at St. Mary’s on November 27.The reverse fixture at the Riverside Stadium will then take place four months later on March 13.