About

Divyam Agarwal

Divyam has been writing about football and Real Madrid for over half a decade—watching the game for so long that his earliest memory might just be an offside call.

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.

Joe Soriano

Joe Soriano is a Site Expert for Green Street Hammers and 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 his readers to share their own, even if they disagree with him. Reach out to Kian at kian.long@fansided.com

Manas Pratim Sharma

Manas is a dedicated Contributor at The Real Champs and a passionate Real Madrid fan who takes pride in his unwavering Madridismo. With over three years of professional experience covering soccer—especially Los Blancos—he delivers in-depth analysis and insights. When he’s not writing about Real Madrid or watching them play, you’ll likely find him dominating opponents on FC25!

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 :)

Nargiz Mammadzada