Who We Are
The Trivela Effect is an independently-owned website dedicated to bringing you the best analysis of world football. The site was founded in 2022 by myself, Joe Soriano a writer and editor with 13 years of experience working in digital media.
We have a dedicated staff of writers and an editorial team with extensive experience in football media. Our goal is to create a site owned by writers and fans of the game who can both inform and entertain you on the most popular sport in the game.
We aim to provide you with the unfiltered voices of experts who critically and passionately analyze the sport providing context on what it means to you, as a fan, while carefully curating and critically analyzing the original sources of the information.
Interspersed with our news coverage are opinionated features, historical articles, player rankings, and the occasional fun or offbeat article to remind you that football is, at the end of the day, meant to be celebrated and enjoyed.
We are entirely self-funded by our staff. If you have any concerns, please contact us at thetrivelaeffect@gmail.com.
Why “The Trivela Effect”?
The “trivela” is an elegant, game-breaking pass or shot wherein a player uses the outside of their stronger foot to curve the ball in the opposite direction. It is an unpredictable move that can change the course of a match – or even a season- as Luka Modric showed the world in the 2021/22 Champions League knockout stages.
It’s a move that Vinicius Junior and even Barcelona rival Lamine Yamal have mastered, showing that this move’s unpredictability and game-breaking nature will be an even bigger part of the beautiful game going forward.
This skill is a reminder that aesthetics and effectiveness merge, and the most beautiful aspects of the game are the ones that cannot be measured or accounted for. Yet we also believe that analytics are a useful way to measure players and appreciate roles on the pitch we used to overlook. A blend of the two is ideal, but in using analytics, we must never lose sight of what makes the game beautiful.
Additionally, the beauty of football comes from an appreciation of the wonderful athletes and technicians who play this sport, representing their countries, cultures, and the cultures of the clubs they play for and become a part of. There is a lack of awareness of what the game should mean. Football becoming commercialized, on the one hand, has positives when it comes to enhancing the coverage, quality, and opportunities the game provides.
– Founder and Site Manager Joe Soriano
Our Staff
Joe Soriano, Site Manager
Joe Soriano is the editor of The Trivela Effect and a FanSided Hall of Famer who has been writing professionally since 2011. A world football fan since 2002, Joe has led and managed some of the top football communities in digital media, including The Real Champs (Real Madrid) from 2019 to 2022, as well as sites covering Liverpool, Juventus, and Schalke. He currently helps manage Hotspur HQ, a Tottenham Hotspur outlet, and runs A Trip to Cibeles, a Real Madrid-focused site.
Joe’s work has been featured by ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report, national newspapers, and other mainstream sports outlets. His articles have been read by professional players, gone viral on social media, and cited across global football communities. Beyond football, Joe served as the editor of NFL Spin Zone (2013–2016) and Daily DDT, a pro wrestling site, from 2017 to 2021. He also edits and mentors emerging and award-winning writers across multiple sports.
Cody Aceveda is a freelance writer based in Porto, Portugal. He has written for The Trivela Effect since February 2023. Cody is a fan of the Brighton, Portland Timbers, Portland Thorns, and Rayo Vallecano. He is also an experienced iGaming writer with over two years experience writing about sports betting and the sports betting industry for a variety of outlets.
Javier Martinez is a seasoned veteran of football coverage and an expert on Spanish football. He has been covering world football for more than seven years with bylines at outlets such as The 18 and The Real Champs.