- Sid Lowe
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 PodcastFootball Weekly where he gives updates on the latest news inLa 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 footballersDavid Beckham ,Michael Owen ,Thomas Gravesen and translated a press conference forSir Alex Ferguson . In February 2008 Sid Lowe completed a PhD, titled “The Juventud de Acción Popular in Spain, 1932-1937” at theUniversity of Sheffield , UK. The thesis deals with the origins of theSpanish Civil War . [ [http://www.history3313.com/iWeb/History3313.com/New%20Podcasts/BB632F7F-C0C8-46A7-8CB0-9EFE5F540F77.html The Juventud de Acción Popular in Spain, 1932-1937 ] ]In August 2008 Sid Lowe wrote a news piece for The Guardian that caused considerable controversy in Spain, in which he reported on a photo that showed the Spanish Basketball Team posing in a way that could potentially be seen as offensive to the Chinese and other Asian people. [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/aug/11/olympicsbasketball.olympics20081 Olympics: Spain's eye-catching faux pas] ] The Chinese embassy in Spain declared that they "didn't consider the gesture as racist". [ [http://www.elpais.com/articulo/deportes/anuncio/seleccion/baloncesto/racista/ofensivo/elpepudep/20080813elpepudep_1/Tes La Embajada de China en España no lo considera una ofensa a los ciudadanos chinos ni un gesto racista] , "El País", 13th August 2008 (in Spanish).]
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).
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