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READING have been deducted a further two points, taking the total to six this season over the club’s failure to pay their debts, it was reported today.
The League One outfit’s owner Dai Yongge has also been fined £100,000 for non-compliance and urged to adequately fund the club or sell his shareholding.
An English Football League statement read: “An independent disciplinary commission (IDC) has determined that Reading Football Club are to be deducted two points from the 2023/24 League One table with a further two points suspended after the club failed to meet HMRC payment obligations in accordance with EFL regulations.
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