13 Facts About Sid Lowe

Simon James "Sid" Lowe was born on 21 June 1976 and is an English columnist and journalist.

Sid Lowe is a fan of neither Arsenal nor Tottenham Hotspur, his two local clubs and fierce rivals, but instead grew up supporting Liverpool.

Sid Lowe later took a master's degree in History, followed by a PhD on 20th-century Spanish history.

Sid Lowe has been writing for The Guardian newspaper and guardian.

Sid Lowe regularly appears on The Guardian's football podcast Football Weekly where he gives updates on the latest news in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.

Sid Lowe conducted a series of relatively lighthearted interviews for an interview series known as "Small Talk" for The Guardian, with Spain-based and Spanish players.

Sid Lowe writes regularly for World Soccer and FourFourTwo magazines, and gives updates on the Asian television series FourFourTwo.

Sid Lowe was TalkSPORT's reporter in Spain who brought regular reports to the Hawksbee and Jacobs show, as well as the Drive Time show with Darren Gough and Adrian Durham.

Sid Lowe could be heard regularly on the US soccer podcast Beyond the Pitch giving regular La Liga updates several times a month.

Together with Fillippo Ricci, the Spanish football correspondent for Gazzetta dello Sport, and Martin Ainstein, a reporter, commentator and correspondent for ESPN football in Spain, Sid Lowe participated in a YouTube series called Foreign Desk, devoted to the coverage of football in Spain.

Sid Lowe is known to be a fan and shareholder of the Spanish club Real Oviedo.

Sid Lowe is the author of the acclaimed book Fear and Loathing in La Liga: Barcelona, Real Madrid, and the World's Greatest Sports Rivalry, which chronicles the relationship between the two Spanish giants and was a nominee for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year for 2013.

Sid Lowe subsequently wrote an article explaining and defending the publishing of the article in the Media section of The Guardians website.