A host of departing Reading Women players have issued emotional messages to supporters in the wake of news that the first-team side is being demoted to tier five. The club confirmed on Sunday that due to a lack of funding, their Championship status was returned and a team will be fielded in Southern Region Women’s Football League while the Academy system has been shut down. Now playing at a grassroots level, 16 semi-professionals from last season have departed with the hope of returning to a hig
Queen's Park Rangers have appointed former Reading assistant manager Andrew Sparkes as the new Head of Goalkeeping. Sparkes, who arrived in Berkshire alongside Ruben Selles and Tobias Loveland last summer, was made redundant in January alongside veteran Eddie Niedzwiecki to due 'ongoing financial challenges.' Welshman Sparkes, who had spent seven years in the Red Bull set-up with New York and Salzburg, joined QPR on a short-term basis as a Goalkeeping Coach in January. His new role, which has be
Chris Rigg has signed his first professional contract with Sunderland