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Hridyam Arora

Hridyam is a site expert at Pain In The Arsenal, and sometimes writes for other websites in FanSided's soccer division. He is also a writer for Managing Madrid, and has been published on 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 regularly. He also enjoys tennis, basketball, F1, cricket, and a bit of American football, because there is no such thing as too many sports.

Hayden Smith

James Dudko

NFL contributor at Heavy.com, covering the New York Giants, New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens. Previous experience covering NFL-wide and team-specific stories since 2011, for multiple sites, including Bleacher Report, Prime Time Sports Talk, CCN.com, Franchise Sports and Last Word on Sports.

Kenneth Daly

Kenneth Daly is a contributor for FanSided website Pain in the Arsenal, first joining in October 2020. Ken holds a keen interest in sports and has supported Arsenal FC from a young age, with a painful Champions League final defeat in 2006 being among his earliest Gunners memories. He loves to think, talk and write about 'The Arsenal' - is there such a thing as too much? - and has an opinion on every aspect of club life, though it is the interaction and debate with his fellow Gooners which makes his musings truly enjoyable to share. You can take Ken up on that chat offer by reaching out to him on X.

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. When he's not watching soccer, Kian is probably watching WWE, throwing darts, or telling his cats to quit scratching the couch. Reach out to Kian at kian.long@fansided.com

Kristian Lin

Lennie Teague

Lennie is currently a third year Journalism student at the University of Winchester, where he is taught by some of the most experienced journalists in the UK. He covers his beloved Arsenal as a Site Expert for Pain In The Arsenal and works as the Head of Media for his local non-league club Walton & Hersham FC, as well as freelancing for numerous outlets.

Matthew Guyett

Matthew Guyett is a freelance writer with two and a half years of experience writing for Sportskeeda’s European football team. During his time with the company, he reached 25.5 million reads and become one of the European football team's most actively read sports writers. Matthew joined FanSided as a Site Co-Expert for Red Devil Armada. He also joined GiveMeSport as a Premier League Features Writer in August 2024.

Robert Wheeler

Robert Wheeler is a Soccer Contributor at FanSided, writing about the Premier League, Champions League, USMNT, and international competitions. Robert has interviewed many big names for FanSided, including Thierry Henry, Kaká, and Franck Ribéry. He has covered soccer since 2015. As well as writing for FanSided, Robert also regularly appears on News Central TV talking about soccer. He has a degree in Sports Journalism and a masters in Sports Broadcast. Robert is also a keen dog walker, golfer, and cyclist.