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.
Transfers: Barca’s worst wage offenders; Why West Ham want Carlos Soler; Making sense of Joao Felix to Chelsea
21Aug By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Champions League, Features, LaLiga

Transfers: Barca’s worst wage offenders; Why West Ham want Carlos Soler; Making sense of Joao Felix to Chelsea

Why are Chelsea going back for Joao Felix despite his 2023 flop? How might Carlos Soler help West Ham return to European football? And which three players are hurting Barcelona the most in the wage department? Here are the latest takes around the world football transfer rumor mill. Making sense of Joao Felix to Chelsea Leave it to Chelsea to make the most shocking transfer of the summer window, because for a fee of 45 million pounds, the Blues have agreed to bring Joao Felix back to Stamford Bridge...on a permanent basis. It's not like Felix set the Bridge on fire when he arrived in the second half of the 2022/23 season, nor is it as if he was such a rousing success at the Camp Nou either. Felix is who he is at this stage. A very talented, very limited playmaker who plays more f...
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Bundesliga Predictions: Bayern Munich vs. Wolfsburg; Dortmund vs. Eintracht; Leverkusen vs. Gladbach
21Aug By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

Bundesliga Predictions: Bayern Munich vs. Wolfsburg; Dortmund vs. Eintracht; Leverkusen vs. Gladbach

Will Vincent Kompany start his Bayern Munich tenure with a "W" against Wolfsburg? How many fireworks will we see between Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt in Maximilian Beier's debut? And will Bayer Leverkusen pick up where they left off or will Borussia Monchengladbach awaken from their slumber with a statement in Friday night's opener? Here are the score predictions and preview for the Bundesliga's three biggest battles on Matchday 1 of the 2024/25 season. Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Bayer Leverkusen Although Borussia Monchengladbach are known to be good for a surprise or two and have a new-look attack in 2024/25 with Bundesliga veteran creators Tim Kleindienst and Kevin Stoger joining Gladbach's assist leader Franck Honorat up top, there's no doubt Bayer Leverkusen are the...
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Takeaways: The problem with Kylian Mbappe, Man City more dangerous, the Thiago Motta touch
20Aug By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Champions League, Features

Takeaways: The problem with Kylian Mbappe, Man City more dangerous, the Thiago Motta touch

Should Real Madrid be worried about Kylian Mbappe? Are Manchester City even better in 2024/25? And what has Thiago Motta already brought to the table for disappointments Juventus? Here are three takeaways from around the Champions League after the first Matchday of the 2024/25 LaLiga, Premier League, and Serie A seasons. The Thiago Motta touch Juventus finished third in Serie A last season, but that was honestly far from an accomplishment because the Bianconeri were 20 points behind bitter rivals Inter Milan in a title race that they were never truly in. Thus, Juve found an excuse to can Max Allegri and were able to replace him with the "It" coach in Italian football, Thiago Motta, who was agonizingly close to leading Bologna to a historic Champions League qualification. Motta p...
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Transfers: Barca’s Gundogan mistake, Brighton take a huge risk, Juve outsmarting Milan?
20Aug By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Champions League, Features, LaLiga

Transfers: Barca’s Gundogan mistake, Brighton take a huge risk, Juve outsmarting Milan?

Did Barcelona make a mistake by signing Ilkay Gundogan? Will Brighton's transfer gamble be worth the reward? And are Juventus getting one over on AC Milan this summer? Here is the latest analysis behind some of world football's hottest transfer news stories. Juventus stealing Pierre Kalulu from AC Milan Juventus had a lot of problems last season, but the defense clearly wasn't one of them. So much so that Gleison Bremer and Danilo were two of the best center backs in Serie A, while Federico Gatti joined Bremer with significant interest from around the Premier League. Still, Juve wanted to land a young center back to potentially start over Gatti for new manager Thiago Motta and then take the reigns as a star in defense from Danilo, who is heading closer to the end at age 33. Alth...
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EPL Burning Questions: Marcus Rashford’s future? Brighton back to Europe? 3 new stars for Aston Villa?
19Aug By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

EPL Burning Questions: Marcus Rashford’s future? Brighton back to Europe? 3 new stars for Aston Villa?

Here are five burning questions around the Premier League after the first weekend of action for the 2024/25 season. Can Bukayo Saka be the Player of the Season? Bukayo Saka lost out to title rival Phil Foden for the 2023/24 Premier League Player of the Season award, which didn't sit too well with Liverpool fans (Mohamed Salah) or Arsenal fans. It feels like Saka is underappreciated outside of North London, possibly the victim of his own consistency and unselfish, all-around play as a superstar winger who is just as willing to create, hug the touchline, or even defend as he is to cut inside on his trusty left foot and score. Saka showed that all-around quality in a comfortable 2-0 win for Arsenal against Wolves, and although the performance was nothing less than what Mikel Arteta an...
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Why Real Madrid can’t win the treble
16Aug By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, LaLiga

Why Real Madrid can’t win the treble

Winning the treble is seen as the ultimate feather in the cap for an elite footballing institution. Since the Champions League era began in 1992, only five teams have won the treble, which consists of winning the domestic league, domestic cup, and the most coveted prize of them all, the UCL. Those clubs are Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Inter Milan. No Ligue 1 side has won the treble and only the Premier League has more than one treble winner. Meanwhile, Barcelona and Bayern are the only clubs to have won multiple trebles in their histories, and it is this fact that Barcelona fans love holding over Real Madrid. See, Real Madrid have never won the treble. Even though they have won the most Champions League titles in history, recently picking up t...
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10 Premier League players with a point to prove in the 2024/25 season
15Aug By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

10 Premier League players with a point to prove in the 2024/25 season

From a trio of Chelsea stars to a high-priced Manchester United duo and even a pair of very talented Manchester City stars, here are ten Premier League players with a major point to prove in the upcoming 2024/25 season. West Ham RB Aaron Wan-Bissaka West Ham purchased Aaron Wan-Bissaka to replace Vladimir Coufal as their next right back, signing the former Crystal Palace man from Manchester United after Noussair Mazraoui rejected the Hammers in order to replace AWB at Old Trafford. The game of right back musical chairs lands West Ham a potentially high-upside starter at right back - at least, higher upside than Coufal - because AWB was one of the top fullbacks in the Premier League during his time with Palace. Wan-Bissaka averaged an astounding 3.7 tackles and 2.4 interceptions p...
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The 5 most burning questions for the 2024/25 Serie A season
15Aug By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

The 5 most burning questions for the 2024/25 Serie A season

In only a matter of days, the 2024/25 Serie A season will begin. Before the action gets going, let's take a look at the five most pressing questions around the league, including a spotlight on defending champions Inter Milan, Champions League chasers Roma, and 2023/24's most disappointing team Napoli. Will Roma make it to the Champions League? Roma have literally finished sixth in each of the past three seasons, so you could argue that they haven't materially improved since firing Jose Mourinho, who was dealt a pretty bad hand by the club's management going into the 2023/24 season despite having led the club within a penalty shootout of a Europa League triumph. Mourinho put Roma back on the map and renewed the vigor within the capital club, and now it is up to club icon Daniele De R...
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What’s next for Serie A after Inter’s dominant season, Motta’s move to Juve, and Roma’s big summer?
14Aug By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

What’s next for Serie A after Inter’s dominant season, Motta’s move to Juve, and Roma’s big summer?

Will Inter Milan's dominance continue? Or will Juventus push them for the title after hiring Thiago Motta? How do AC Milan fit into the picture with a new coach? Can Roma get back to the Champions League after a summer of investment? Will Antonio Conte turn things around for Napoli? And where does Bologna stand after losing three key figures? Let's break down some of the biggest storylines in Serie A and preview what could be next for arguably world football's most exciting league as the 2024/25 season begins this coming Saturday, Aug. 17. Who will win Serie A? Why don't we just tackle the most important question first? For the past two seasons, the Serie A title race hasn't been so much of a battle as it has been a demolition, with one team rising out of nowhere to obliterate the res...
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Who has the better career, Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Robert Lewandowski?
13Aug By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Champions League, Features, LaLiga

Who has the better career, Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Robert Lewandowski?

Strikers have always been the glamor players in world football, and over the last 20 years, few goal-scorers made as many headlines as Robert Lewandowski and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Lewandowski is still going strong as one of the best strikers in Spanish football, likely finishing up his career with Barcelona after forcing a move away from Bayern Munich, where he became one of the greatest strikers of all time. Meanwhile, Zlatan, who also played for Barcelona briefly, is retired and enjoying the next step in his career as an executive for AC Milan, one of his former clubs. In fact, Zlatan played for all three powerhouses of Italian football, but perhaps his period was a largely overlooked tenure in Paris as the first face of the Qatari project before the arrivals of Neymar and Kylian Mba...
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