The Latest Breaking News from Reading

The English Football League (EFL) on Friday levied charges against Reading Football Club for multiple breaches of its regulations. These charges are in relation to the club's failure to fulfill their obligations of paying their players' wages on three separate occasions during the previous season.

Leeds have appointed former Celtic head of football operations Nick Hammond as “interim football advisor on a short-term contract”.

Brendan Rodgers is set for a return to Parkhead in his latest big payday.

Rob Dickie became Bristol City's first summer last week, joining from QPR as an established Championship performer. A reputation he's achieved after making his early steps in the pro game under the watch of Gary Johnson at Cheltenham

The latest Bluebirds news from Cardiff City

Arsenal’s Katie McCabe will captain the group but injured Manchester United defender Aoife Mannion is absent.

The Welsh international is wanted by a number of WSL clubs following the end of her contract with relegated Reading, but the defender is focussed first on honouring her grandmother

Plus: clubs suffering two relegations in one season, Macclesfield’s culvert misfortune and friendly crowd records

McDermott describes in detail how he first started drinking while at Arsenal in the 1970s and couldn't stop