The UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 kick off on Wednesday 2nd of July with Switzerland playing host to the 14th edition of the competition. The tournament runs for three weeks across eight cities, including Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lucerne, Sion, St Gallen, and Zurich. There are eight former Reading FC Women players representing three different nations in […]
Among the 11 pre-season friendlies taking place on Saturday was Tottenham Hotspur’s trip to third-tier Reading. The match at the Select Car Leasing Stadium (bring back Elm Park!) was Thomas Frank’s first game in charge of Spurs. And there were new faces on show for the Lilywhites, including big-money signing Mohammed Kudus. Here’s what we […]
All you need to know about the 2025/26 FA Cup and all the draws for the FA Trophy and FA Vase is right here on Football in Berkshire. The early round draws were made at 1pm on Friday 4th July for the FA Cup, FA Trophy, FA Vase and FA Youth Cup and we’ve dissected […]
Fantasy Premier League’s (FPL) third and final announcement on Friday was a bit more low-key than the first two. Earlier in the day, FPL revealed that defensive contribution points were coming. Managers are also set to get two lots of chips in 2025/26. This one was a little less dramatic: two new leagues for those […]
The eagerly anticipated draws for the early rounds of the 2025/26 Emirates FA Cup have been released. Windsor & Eton debut in the competition, while Eversley & California return after debuting in 2017 (we previously reported they were also debutants). Only Ascot United received a bye into the Preliminary Round. Full details of all clubs […]
West Ham United dipped into the summer transfer market earlier this week with the capture of El Hadji Malick Diouf from Slavia Prague. The Senegalese left-back has signed for a fee in the region of £19m, joining Vladimir Coufal and Tomas Soucek as players who have previously transferred from the Czech club. Now, let’s take a […]
Berkshire’s Step 7 league – the Thames Valley Premier League – has announced its constitution for the 2025/26 season. The top flight now contains sixteen teams – including reigning champions Westwood Wanderers – with Reading, Slough, Maidenhead and Newbury all represented. A 16 team division suggests that a few games may have to take place […]
Chelsea: world champions. Not many people thought that was a likelihood when the FIFA Club World Cup started. Even after the group stage, the bookies estimated that the Blues only had a 16.8% chance of reaching the final, let alone winning the whole thing. So, with a second trophy under Enzo Maresca’s belt, what should […]
The Football Association have released the round dates for the full 2025/26 Adobe Women’s FA Cup. Starting in August and finishing in May, the Women’s FA Cup is expected to feature around 500 clubs battling it out to reach the Wembley final. The 2025 final was competed for by Chelsea and Manchester United with the London side […]
Notepads at the ready: it’s time for the first batch of pre-season Scout Notes. There are, of course, few meaningful takeaways at this early stage of the summer. The focus at this point is on fitness and not form, with the six Premier League teams in action on Saturday only a few days into their […]
