Oliver Kay is a British football journalist and author, currently serving as a senior football writer for The Athletic, where he provides in-depth features, interviews, and analysis on the game’s biggest stories. He previously spent nearly two decades at The Times, becoming its chief football correspondent and building a reputation for authoritative coverage of English and European football. In 2016, he published Forever Young: The Story of Adrian Doherty, a critically acclaimed biography of the gifted Manchester United youth player whose career was tragically cut short. Widely respected within the industry, Kay is known for his detailed storytelling and deep insight into the culture and history of the sport.