Oliver Kay

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Oliver Kay

On November 23, 2010, a lunch was hosted at the Elysee Palace, the official residence of the French president. Among President Nicolas Sarkozy's guests that day were Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani, now the Emir of Qatar, and Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani, who was Qatar's prime minister at the time.

1 week ago | bvmsports.com | Oliver Kay |Stuart James

Manchester City's dominance finally came to an end, Liverpool were able to celebrate the title in front of their fans for the first time in 35 years, two of the 'Big Six' finished in the bottom six and the promoted clubs all went straight back down. Those might be the raw headlines from 2024-25 but this Premier League season offered so much more - this was the campaign, don't forget, when a player got booked for imitating a seagull.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Oliver Kay |Stuart James

Manchester City's dominance finally came to an end, Liverpool were able to celebrate the title in front of their fans for the first time in 35 years, two of the 'Big Six' finished in the bottom six and the promoted clubs all went straight back down. Those might be the raw headlines from 2024-25 but this Premier League season offered so much more - this was the campaign, don't forget, when a player got booked for imitating a seagull.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jack Lang |Oliver Kay

Lionel Messi, in many people's eyes the greatest footballer of all time, has scored 860 goals for club and country in a career spanning more than 20 years. A lot of these goals have been good, a fair few have been spectacular... and a handful have been beyond comprehension. But which one of his dazzling collection is the very best? An impossible question to answer? Perhaps.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Oliver Kay

Former Manchester United sporting director Dan Ashworth is set to make a return to the English Football Association. The 54-year-old left the organisation in 2019 to join Brighton and Hove Albion having worked as the FA's director of elite development and later technical director, where he helped develop the men's and women's national teams. The men's technical director at the FA is now John McDermott. Ashworth's return in a wide-ranging strategic role is expected to be confirmed this week.