Author: Kevin Parvizi

The managing editor of The Trivela Effect, Kevin has 15 years of experience in digital media. He covered Real Madrid from 2019-2022 for The Real Champs as a site manager. You can contact him at the site's official Twitter handle @TrivelaEffect or via the site's official email thetrivelaeffect@gmail.com.
Barcelona have the two most experienced teenagers in world football
11Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, LaLiga

Barcelona have the two most experienced teenagers in world football

La Masia is back on top, as Barcelona are easily producing the finest prospects in world football, assembling a star-studded lineup where the majority of the key players are homegrown talents. Gavi and Pedri have been anchoring the midfield for the past couple of seasons, Alejandro Balde was a massive breakout star at left back in 2022/23 when Barcelona last won LaLiga, and both Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsi emerged as legitimately two of the best players in LaLiga in their respective positions. Yamal, in particular, was a revelation, dominating the competition at Euro 2024 as a key player for champions Spain. Both Yamal and Cubarsi are just 17 years old, so, in theory, Barcelona have two world-class players on their hands for the next 15 years. Cubarsi and Yamal are so good, in fa...
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Two Real Madrid defenders ready to return against Real Sociedad
11Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
LaLiga

Two Real Madrid defenders ready to return against Real Sociedad

After defeating Real Betis 2-0 in a statement-making win in LaLiga, Real Madrid are preparing to face another top team in Spanish football when league play returns from the UEFA Nations League. This coming Saturday, Real Madrid will travel to the Anoeta to take on perennial Champions League contenders Real Sociedad, and after fears they would have to dig deep within their bench in defense, it looks like the Merengues are getting a key boost against La Real's high-flying attack. According to a report from MARCA, star center back Eder Militao and defense-minded left back Ferland Mendy (one of the emergency options at center back, too) are both recovered and will be able to play against Real Sociedad. That means Real Madrid are expected to be at full strength on Saturday night. Ferla...
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Every Arsenal game Martin Odegaard is set to miss with ankle injury
11Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

Every Arsenal game Martin Odegaard is set to miss with ankle injury

Arsenal star attacking midfielder Martin Odegaard went down with an ankle injury in Norway's 2-1 win over Austria during the UEFA Nations League, becoming the latest top player to fall victim to an injury during a useless set of international games during a period of time laughably dubbed a "break". Odegaard's injury comes before Arsenal is set to face off against arch rivals Tottenham in the North London derby, with big fixtures against Atalanta in the Champions League and then Manchester City in the Premier League afterwards. No match in world football, besides El Clasico, feels as big as Arsenal vs. Manchester City now that Mikel Arteta and mentor Pep Guardiola have been battling neck-and-neck for the Premier League title in back-to-back games. But with a three-week timeline ex...
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The 10 most expensive transfers from Ligue 1 to the Premier League of the 2010s decade
11Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

The 10 most expensive transfers from Ligue 1 to the Premier League of the 2010s decade

Ligue 1 carries the tagline "The League of Talents", which is pretty much their only claim to fame now that PSG have completely unbalanced the league from a competitive standpoint due to Qatar's ridiculous spending power. Perhaps Roberto De Zerbi can shift that paradigm with some smart underdog coaching at Marseille after previously turning Brighton into a Europa League side after they toiled in the Premier League mid-table for years. Ligue 1 may not be the most competitive league, but it's still producing top talents who fetch a pretty penny on the transfer market. Look no further than center back Leny Yoro, who joined Manchester United this summer from Lille for over 60 million euros after pretty much every big club wanted to sign him. The Premier League has always been a destin...
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Ranking the 9 best goal-scoring Bundesliga seasons of the 2020s decade so far
10Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

Ranking the 9 best goal-scoring Bundesliga seasons of the 2020s decade so far

Even though the Bundesliga season is actually the shortest of any top five league since there are only 18 teams in the first division, meaning every team plays four fewer games per season, the German top flight has become known for gaudy goal-scoring statistics. But in case anyone keeps trying to apply the "Bundesliga tax" to downplay the accomplishments of top strikers in German football, Erling Haaland quickly dispelled that notion by breaking the single-season Premier League goals record in his first season with Manchester City, scoring more goals (36) than he ever did with Borussia Dortmund. Haaland is actually the only Dortmund player who scored at least 20 goals in a single season in the 2020s decade, and while there's only been four completed seasons in the 2020s, that speaks ...
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Arsenal star Martin Odegaard suffers injury before Tottenham clash
9Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

Arsenal star Martin Odegaard suffers injury before Tottenham clash

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has been one of the best players in the Premier League since joining the Gunners from Real Madrid, spreading his wings as one of world football's best modern playmakers under coach Mikel Arteta. With Odegaard pulling the strings, Arsenal are perennial Premier League title contenders and one step closer towards returning to a Champions League Final, with the 25-year-old coming off a 10-assist season after notching 15 goals in 2022/23. Unfortunately for Arsenal, it looks like they may have to face arch rivals Tottenham in the North London derby this coming Sunday without the services of their superstar midfielder. Odegaard went down with a left ankle injury during the September international "break", getting caught with Austria star playmaker Christop...
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The 3 best Real Sociedad players who could get into the 2024/25 Real Madrid squad
9Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, LaLiga

The 3 best Real Sociedad players who could get into the 2024/25 Real Madrid squad

After a statement-making 2-0 victory over Real Betis prior to the September international "break", Real Madrid will face another top side in LaLiga next weekend, Real Sociedad. La Real have begun the season with just one win in four games, ranking 12th in the league with four points. However, Real Sociedad are traditionally a tough opponent for Real Madrid and Champions League contenders. Plus, they will be at home this Saturday night. Real Sociedad have a number of great players in their starting lineup, but the benchmark for any player is being good enough to make the Real Madrid squad, as they are the clear defending champions of Spanish football. There may only be one player on Real Sociedad who has a legitimate chance of actually starting games for Real Madrid - even then tha...
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An early look at the 10 best candidates to win the 2025 Ballon d’Or
9Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Champions League, Features

An early look at the 10 best candidates to win the 2025 Ballon d’Or

I always find it funny how the Ballon d'Or narrative changes over the course of a year - or season, now that the timeframe of the award has changed. Like, when the 2023/24 season first started, all anyone could do was praise Jude Bellingham for taking LaLiga by storm, putting Real Madrid back on top, and scoring bangers in El Clasico to help affirm Real's return to dominance. The guy was leading the league in goals as a midfielder, and while his performances did decline a bit in the second half of the season, we are talking about a decline from being by far the best player in Europe to "just" being great. And it's not like Bellingham was bad at the Euros either. England almost won it, and he was literally the best player in the Final which England came agonizingly close to winning...
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Why Real Madrid aren’t going to sign Jamal Musiala or Florian Wirtz
8Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, LaLiga

Why Real Madrid aren’t going to sign Jamal Musiala or Florian Wirtz

Real Madrid have traditionally approached the summer transfer window with the idea that they want to sign the biggest superstar in world football, unless if there is nobody who qualifies as a big superstar, they are currently working to sign that superstar in a later window, or they have no space in their squad to even feasibly accommodate another top player. In 2019, Real Madrid signed Eden Hazard from Chelsea. In 2020, they didn't sign anyone because of the pandemic. In 2021, they thought they had Kylian Mbappe signed. In 2022, they also thought they had Kylian Mbappe signed. In 2023, they signed Jude Bellingham knowing they wouldn't be able to sign Kylian Mbappe that summer. And in 2024, they finally signed Kylian Mbappe. Even though Florentino Perez just snagged his "white whale"...
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Rodrygo Goes in his new role is the unselfish X-Factor for Real Madrid
7Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, LaLiga

Rodrygo Goes in his new role is the unselfish X-Factor for Real Madrid

As much as the discussion around the Real Madrid attack has focused on Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe changing their respective games to make the club even stronger after Mbappe's move from PSG, perhaps the dialogue should begin to center around right winger Rodrygo Goes. Rodrygo isn't in the forefront of the Ballon d'Or conversation like Vinicius Jr., nor is he a former World Cup winner who is now the highest-paid player at Real Madrid after ending a transfer saga years in the making - that would be Mbappe. But Rodrygo, to this early point in the 2024/25 LaLiga season, has been arguably more impressive than either of his two teammates in the Real Madrid starting attacking trident. Rodrygo carved Real Betis up from the right wing in a 2-0 win, setting up the opening goal with a...
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