Sid Lowe

Sid Lowe
Sports Lorenzo Sanz Led Real Madrid to the 1998 European Cup after 32-year Wait

Lorenzo Sanz Led Real Madrid to the 1998 European Cup after 32-year Wait

Lorenzo Sanz, the president who led Real Madrid to the 1998 European Cup after a 32-year wait, has died aged 76 due to coronavirus. Sanz, who had initially…

Sid Lowe (London)
Sports Atlético's Saul Niguez: 'We Know How We Can Hurt Liverpool'

Atlético's Saul Niguez: 'We Know How We Can Hurt Liverpool'

As it circles Madrid to the south, the M30 motorway emerges from the tunnel beneath the city and heads north-west across the middle of what was once the pitch…

Sid Lowe (London)
Sports The Blame Game: How Messi’s Patience Finally Snapped at Barcelona

The Blame Game: How Messi’s Patience Finally Snapped at Barcelona

Quique Setién scoffed and then started laughing. “No way,” he said. He had been talking for 12 minutes and he was only halfway through, still trying to put out…

Sid Lowe (Barcelona)
Sports Joaquín's Feat Is a Hat-Trick for the Ages, 19 Years in the Making

Joaquín's Feat Is a Hat-Trick for the Ages, 19 Years in the Making

They were all there except him, everyone waiting for the old man again. It was six minutes to two, time to go, and in the tunnel at the Benito Villamarín 21…

Sid Lowe (London)
Sports Preparing Players for Life After Football Should Begin Before the Final Whistle

Preparing Players for Life After Football Should Begin Before the Final Whistle

“Iprefer to leave football before football leaves me,” David Villa said this week. Spain’s all-time top scorer once claimed he would play until he was 55 if he…

Sid Lowe (London)
Sports Son’s Reaction to Gomes Injury Shows How Hard It Is for Players to Walk Away

Son’s Reaction to Gomes Injury Shows How Hard It Is for Players to Walk Away

‘Take that.” Roy Keane stood over Alf-Inge Haaland, lying in a crumpled heap never to play a full game again, delivered his message and walked away without…

Sid Lowe (London)
Sports Dani Ceballos: ‘I’ve Hardly Noticed Any Difference Between Real Madrid, Arsenal’

Dani Ceballos: ‘I’ve Hardly Noticed Any Difference Between Real Madrid, Arsenal’

Arsenal fans knew Dani Ceballos was good, or hoped so – he had come from Real Madrid, after all – but you don’t leave there unless someone wants you to and few…

Sid Lowe (London)
Sports A Mess in Málaga: How Shinji Okazaki Signing Ended up Being a Mirage

A Mess in Málaga: How Shinji Okazaki Signing Ended up Being a Mirage

“I’ll never forget Málaga,” Shinji Okazaki said, and that much at least was true. Alas, so much else wasn’t. The Spanish second division team announced the…

Sid Lowe (London)