EFL Fines Reading FC Owner Dai Yongge £50,000, Urges Adequate Funding or Sale

The club, currently in League One's relegation zone, faces a financial crisis under Yongge's ownership, leading to fan protests and game disruptions.

Reading FC owner Dai Yongge has been fined £50,000 by the English Football League (EFL) for failing to meet his funding obligations, bringing his total fines to £70,000.
Reading FC, currently in League One's relegation zone, has been deducted 16 points over the last three seasons due to a series of EFL charges.
Reading fans staged a pitch invasion during a recent match against Port Vale in protest of Yongge's management, leading to the game's early abandonment.
The EFL has urged Yongge to either adequately fund the club or sell his majority shareholding to prevent further financial crisis.
Reading FC is also facing a separate charge for continued non-payment of monies owed to HMRC, due to be heard by a commission at the start of next month.