Ruairidh Barlow

Ruairidh is an expert in La Liga and Spanish football. He writes for the leading Spanish football publication, Football Espana, hosts the La Liga Lowdown podcast and will be providing CaughtOffside readers with a weekly digest of the key news from Spain.

Inside Spain: €61m Barcelona signing arrives, Ali G meets Isco and Arsenal get left-back boost
Inside Spain is a weekly instalment brought to you by Football España, providing an insight into all of the major stories coming...
Inside Spain: The Superleague, Manchester United scouting mission and singing Sergio Ramos
Inside Spain is a weekly instalment brought to you by Football España, providing an insight into all of the major stories coming...
Inside Spain: Frenkie de Jong fever drama, Jude Bellingham question mark and Mason Greenwood future
Inside Spain is a weekly instalment brought to you by Football España, providing an insight into all of the major stories coming...
Inside Spain: Joao Felix laughs last, Antoine Griezmann email scandal and Erling Haaland
Inside Spain is a weekly instalment brought to you by Football España, providing an insight into all of the major stories coming...
Inside Spain: Jude Bellingham concern and Manchester City in the eyes of the double-headed beast
Inside Spain is a weekly instalment brought to you by Football España, providing an insight into all of the major stories coming...
Inside Spain: Real Madrid managerial race, Barcelona respond to injury crisis and Dani Alves case
Inside Spain is a weekly instalment brought to you by Football España, providing an insight into all of the major stories coming...
Inside Spain: The curious case of Ilkay Gundogan, Real Madrid hit by injuries and Diego Simeone on the wind-up
Inside Spain is a weekly instalment brought to you by Football España, providing an insight into all of the major stories coming...
Four Premier League sides ‘primed to make an offer’ for Juventus star likely to leave in January
The January transfer window is on the horizon for many sporting directors, as they look to cover gaps in their teams, fill...
Tim Vickery on West Ham, Newcastle and Real Madrid-linked striker – ‘He has Aguero-like qualities’
The arms race for the best young attacking talent is getting ever more ferocious as football scouting becomes more extensive, and agents...
Manchester City star hits back at Atletico Madrid’s Diego Simeone – ‘Here, I’ll have to disagree with Diego’
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has no qualms upsetting a few people on his war path to glory, and this week the...
Liverpool find out Xabi Alonso release clause should Jurgen Klopp depart
Liverpool are firmly behind Jurgen Klopp, but given the intense German coach has been working tirelessly on Merseyside for the past eight...
Chelsea one of four clubs after Mexico under-17 star destroying second tier in US
Chelsea’s wide scouting network looking to swoop in for the finest young talent across the globe will no doubt be working overtime...