Football NewsBBC SportUnverified source· 25 Sept 2026
Reading host PSG and Ajax for AI summit
League One Reading are welcoming the reigning European champions to their training ground — to talk technology, not football.
Reading
team
Event
AI summit
Host
Reading
Venue
Bearwood Park
Guests
PSG, Ajax
What happened. Reading are hosting a technology summit at their Bearwood Park training complex on Friday, with Paris Saint-Germain and Ajax among the clubs attending. The event comes a year after the Royals set up an AI department under new owner Rob Couhig.
- Reading's Head of AI Stuart Fenton called the interest from top European clubs a testament to the club's progress.
- Reading use AI mainly for recruitment, plus tactics, retail and pitch care.
- The programme was inspired by data success at Brighton and Brentford.
“PSG won the Champions League last year, so it's super exciting that we get teams like that coming to Reading.”
— Stuart Fenton
The summit underlines how a League One club is positioning itself alongside Europe's elite in football technology.
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