About

Ali Al Hassan

Ali is a passionate Madridista and contributor at The Real Champs, writing with conviction and zero interest in sugarcoating the truth. He covers Real Madrid news with the fans’ perspective in mind. Grounded in respect for the badge but never afraid to say what needs to be said. Ali has been following the club for over 15 years and has witnessed the highs and lows.

Ankan Bhowmick

Ankan Bhowmick has been writing for FanSided since March 2025. He is currently the Site Expert for Newcastle Toons and also a Contributor to The Pride of London and The Real Champs. Ankan loves the beautiful game that is football and enjoys sharing his views and analysis through his articles.

Divyam Agarwal

Divyam is a site-expert at The Real Champs and has been a Real Madrid fan ever since Sergio Ramos' 92:48 header.

Hridyam Arora

Hridyam is a site expert at The Real Champs. He is also a writer at Managing Madrid, and has been published at Football España, Gooner Fanzine, Derby County Women, etc. He has been writing about Real Madrid and football for the last five years, and has covered several games directly from the stadium. From an FA Cup quarter final between Wolves and Coventry City, to a UEFA Women's Champions League game between Real Madrid and Chelsea, he covers a whole spectrum of footballing action on a regular basis. He also enjoys tennis, basketball, cricket and a bit of F1, because there is no such thing as too many sports.

Hasan Karim

As a lifelong Real Madrid fan, Hasan has worked extensively in the football media space for several years at varying outlets, from Sky Sports to BBC Sport to La Liga Lowdown and Football Espana. His love is nothing more than writing about Los Blancos. Writing about everything at the Bernabeu, from Zidane to Bellingham and everyone in between, is a huge passion of his that he thoroughly enjoys. Having had the chance to see Real in the Bernabeu and in his native England, you’ll find consistent pieces from him about Real - HALA MADRID!"

Joe Soriano

Joe Soriano is the Site Expert for Hotspur HQ and a Contributor for The Real Champs who has extensive experience covering soccer and American football. He began writing about baseball in 2011 for FanSided and had his work featured at many outlets, even co-authoring the book "Cincinnati Reds IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom". Joe was a Site Expert at Musket Fire, NFL Spin Zone, Daily DDT, and The Real Champs from 2012 to 2022, running some of FanSided's most successful sites and winning multiple awards for his work, including an induction to the FanSided Hall of Fame. He has watched professional sports regularly since 2002 and can be found playing the same sports he covers with his friends.

Kian Long

Kian Long is the Editorial Director for FanSided's Soccer Division and a sports fan his entire life. Kian has been part of the FanSided team since 2017 and has both written and edited thousands of articles across the division. Grab your chosen beverage while reading his work as he's not shy to share his soccer opinions, and encourages readers to share their own, even if they disagree with him. Reach out to Kian at kian.long@fansided.com

Maximus Polek

As a life long fan of Real Madrid soccer, pro wrestling and tennis I am excited to share my views as well as news with others with similar interests :)

Walker Hall