The English Football League docked Championship side Reading six points after an FFP breach. The governing body issued the penalty after the club failed to obey certain budgetary restrictions. Reading faced warnings about the financial issue regarding EFL's profitability and sustainability rules. The Royals have been in trouble with the EFL for a few years […]

London (AFP) – Former Liverpool and England striker Andy Carroll joined Championship club Reading on a short-term contract on Monday. Carroll left Newcastle in the close-season after his second spell with the Tyneside club produced only eight Premier League appearances in two years. The 32-year-old was without a team at the start of this season […]

Huddersfield Town and Reading will go head-to-head at Wembley on Monday in the Championship Playoff Final, with 90 minutes between the sides and potential promotion to the Premier League. The annual clash at the national stadium is regularly labelled as a match worth £170 million, given the substantial riches the victor will receive by competing […]

The Championship playoffs will be streamed to viewers in the United States featuring Reading, Fulham, Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town all fighting to become the one team that gets promoted to the Premier League. Brighton and Newcastle have already sealed promotion from the Championship to the Premier League, but now it's time for the teams […]

London (AFP) – Jaap Stam returns to Manchester United on Saturday with the Reading manager plotting an FA Cup giant-killing at the club that sold him when he fell out with Alex Ferguson. The 44-year-old Dutch former hardman defender, who won three Premier League titles, an FA Cup and the 1999 Champions League during his […]

London (AFP) – Former Manchester United hardman defender Jaap Stam will return to Old Trafford in January after the second tier side he manages Reading were drawn to meet the holders in the third round of the FA Cup on Monday. The 44-year-old — who won three Premier League titles, an FA Cup and the […]

London (AFP) – Championship club Reading gave former Manchester United and Netherlands great Jaap Stam his first job as senior team coach on Monday. The 43-year-old — a Champions League winner with United in 1999 — signed a two year contract with Reading, who fired predecessor Brian McDermott last month after the 'Royals' flirted with […]

Reading have signed Chelsea forward Lucas Piazon on a season-long loan. The 21-year-old Brazilian, who has played three times for the Blues, will spend the entire 2015-16 campaign with the Royals, who fought off stern competition for his signature. SEE MORE: Up-to-the-minute transfer deadline deals. Boss Steve Clarke told the club's official website: "Lucas is a […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger accepted his side were "a bit lucky" after a fumble from Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici handed them a 2-1 extra-time victory and a place in the FA Cup final. The Gunners will head back to Wembley on May 30 aiming to defend the trophy after edging past the Sky Bet Championship […]

Today's a big day for British soccer, as five Barclays Premier League matches and an FA Cup semi-final match between Arsenal and Reading are scheduled to take place.  With the Premier League season winding down, most teams will only have five more league matches after this weekend, so every single match is important for a majority […]

For Premier League fans, like James Bond in The World is Not Enough, Christmas comes twice a year. First, when August brings a three-week tease of action, and then again when the Prem triumphantly returns replete with new transfers after a torpid international break. Before Saturday’s slate, let The Sweeper fill you in on some […]

In case you missed them, here are the highlights from yesterday's matches between Arsenal and Wigan Athletic and Reading versus Manchester City. These two matches were the final mid-week games of the 2012-13 Premier League season, and both of them had plenty of goals that were worth watching. Sadly, for Wigan Athletic, the goals were […]

For Wigan Athletic, it's win or bust today. A draw won't be good enough since the Latics would have to overcome Sunderland's 11 goal difference on Sunday, so if Roberto Martinez's side fail to beat Arsenal, we shall be saying goodbye to Wigan after eight consecutive seasons in the Premier League. Arsenal, meanwhile, will be […]

If you missed any of the seven matches in the Premier League today, watch the match highlights below. While the games weren't as exciting as the final day of the Championship season, for good reason, there was still plenty to enjoy. There was one match, in particular, that was my match of the day that […]

In today's matches, Chelsea played Swansea City with the Blues wanting to get all three points in order to try to get closer to securing a top four finish and UEFA Champions League qualification. Against a Swansea City side that saw the return of left back Neil Taylor who had a near-season long injury, could […]