Reading's Bowen fined £7,000 for gambling breaches

Reading’s caput of shot operations Mark Bowen has been suspended and fined £7,000 for breaching Football Association betting rules.

Bowen admitted to an independent regulatory committee that he placed 95 bets connected shot games unrelated to Reading from April 2022 to January 2024.

The 60-year-old was fixed a 12-week ban, opening connected 17 July, 8 weeks of which are suspended until nan extremity of nan 2025-26 season.

The erstwhile Norwich and Wales full-back managed nan Royals for a 10-month spell successful 2019 and 2020 and past returned to nan nine successful his existent domiciled 2 years ago.

A mini number of nan bets placed by Bowen occurred while he was interim head of AFC Wimbledon betwixt March and May 2022.

The commission's report, external said he staked £8,450 crossed nan 95 bets, resulting successful a nonaccomplishment of £510.98.