Sid Lowe

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Sid Lowe, real name Simon Lowe, is a British columnist who has been covering Spanish football for the The Guardian newspaper and Guardian Unlimited website since 2001. He also regularly appears (via phone) on the Guardian Podcast Football Weekly where he gives updates on the latest news in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. He writes regularly for World Soccer and FourFourTwo, and The Daily Telegraph. He also works as a football commentator and panellist for Spanish, Asian and US television, and has acted as a translator for the footballers David Beckham, Michael Owen, Thomas Gravesen and translated a press conference for Sir Alex Ferguson.

In February 2008 Sid Lowe completed a PhD, titled “The Juventud de Acción Popular in Spain, 1932-1937” at the University of Sheffield, UK. The thesis deals with the origins of the Spanish Civil War.^[1]

Simon "Sid" Lowe is not to be confused with Simon Lowe, author of the football books "Stoke City" (2002), "Stoke City: The Modern Era 1984-2003" (2003), "Potters at War" (2004), "Match of My Life. Wolves" (2006), and "Match of My Life. West Ham" (2007).