| Nickname: | XL FC |
| Current: | 2024–25 Reading XL FC season |
| Clubname: | Reading XL |
| Upright: | 0.8 |
| Fullname: | Reading XL Football Club |
| Owner: | Chris Broadhurst |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Manager: | Chris Broadhurst |
| League: | N/A |
| Website: | http://www.readingxlfc.co.uk/ |
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Reading XL FC, commonly known as Reading XL or simply XLFC, is a non-professional football club based in Reading, England. The club was established in 2022 to help overweight and obese men losing weight through playing football.[1] It is the first of many XLFC clubs in the United Kingdom.
The club was founded in 2022. The club plays matches against other weight-loss football clubs, some of which are posted onto the team's YouTube channel.
In 2024, the club was invited to play a friendly match against the Nauru national team, the team currently managed by former Reading player Dave Kitson, who played as a striker in the Premier League.[1] The club accepted the invited and is fundraising to travel to Nauru for Nauru's first ever international football match.[2] [3] Nauru is the most obese country in the world, with most of its population being obese and diabetes being a major problem on the island.[4]
Like other clubs, Reading XL players are required to have an initial body mass index (BMI) of at least 27 in order to register.[5]