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Sheffield Wednesday and Morecambe woes show the problem with modern football

SELL UP: An independent regulator is coming to the football pyramid but it may be too late for some, writes Miguel Delaney

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

New Reading owner Rob Couhig: ‘There is a real market for the EFL in the US’

Lawyer finally has control after club’s long and painful divorce from Dai Yongge and wants to provide stability

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025

Reading ownership nightmare finally over after Dai Yongge sells club to Rob Couhig

Dai Yongge has sold Reading to the former Wycombe owner Rob Couhig, ending the Chinese businessman’s turbulent time in charge

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2025

Reading crisis deepens after Rob Couhig rejects offer from owner Dai Yongge

Reading have suffered a potentially significant setback in their attempts to save the club by agreeing a sale this week

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2025

Brazil and a World Cup plan that seems like dastardly self-sabotage

In today’s Football Daily: Another bad day at the office for Brazil

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025

‘Touch and go’: Reading stuck in brinkmanship battle over sale as deadline looms

Reading are trapped in a three-way battle of brinkmanship involving owner Dai Yongge and two potential buyers, leaving staff at the club fearing they will be forced into administration next month.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025

Reading could be thrown out of EFL if Dai Yongge misses sale deadline

The English Football League has disqualified the Reading owner, Dai Yongge, and ordered him to sell the club

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025

Proposed sale of Reading to Robert Platek faces conflict of interest concerns

A company for which Robert Platek works has lent money to other EFL clubs, leading one executive at another club to remark: ‘At best it doesn’t look good’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025

Plight of Reading shows how football fans’ dreams can easily spiral into a death vortex

The Dai Yongge Show continues: eight seasons and counting at Reading. It is the soap opera no network can seem to cancel

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025

Reading FC takeover being brought to High Court to try and force Dai Yongge sale

Prospective buyer Rob Couhig is ‘baffled’ at how a deal has not yet gone through and will use the courts to try and force the unpopular Yongge into selling the club

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024