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.
Ranking the 10 best Liverpool players of the 2010s decade
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Ranking the 10 best Liverpool players of the 2010s decade

Liverpool have a storied history in the context of world football, but even the most successful and well-supported clubs have a dark period. From the 2009/10 to 2015/16 season, the Reds were in the top four of the Premier League just once, finishing second in 2013/14 behind Luis Suárez's 31-goal season. It wasn't until Jürgen Klopp's arrival in that 2015/16 season that Liverpool began turning things around. Klopp helped bring consistent winning back to Liverpool, assembling a juggernaut of a front three in Sadio Mané, Roberto Frimino, and Mohamed Salah. History will remember that attack as one of the best trios to ever grace the Premier League. Even if others will have better statistics, nobody will match the cohesion those three do. But it's not all about the attacking players, nor ...
Ranking the 10 best RWs in world football for 2023
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Ranking the 10 best RWs in world football for 2023

Who are the best right wingers in world football today in 2023 as we head into the calendar year 2024? Here is an updated list of the top 10 players at the position. Since inverted wingers are all the rage and left-footed players are scarcer than right-footed ones, it is especially difficult to find a world-class right winger capable of scoring goals and creating chances. So the players on this list are highly coveted. The ranking is based on a combination of overall pedigree and current performance, with the latter being the deciding factor. Players who are no longer primarily right wingers were discarded, such as Antoine Griezmann, while players who are better in other positions and not as consistent on the right wing, such as Rodrygo Goes, were not ranked as highly when specifical...
Ranking the 10 best young Premier League players: Man City dominate, Wolves and Chelsea get in, Arsenal star No. 1
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Ranking the 10 best young Premier League players: Man City dominate, Wolves and Chelsea get in, Arsenal star No. 1

The Premier League captures the world's attention like no other club footballing competition. Throughout the season, the English top flight provides fans with nonstop drama, surprises, and breakout performances. There are so many quality young ballers in this league that it's difficult to focus our attention on everyone. But we will do our best to rank the top 10 young players in the Premier League based on their 2023/24 performance thus far. Only players 23 years of age and younger are considered. 10. Tottenham RW Dejan Kulusevski Dejan Kulusevski was actually named the best young player in Serie A back in the 2019/20 season when he played for Parma. The Swedish international made it to the Juventus first team after his loan ended, and while the former Atalanta man had his moments in...
The 10 biggest breakout stars in LaLiga: Girona lead the way, Valencia with two, Barça best rivals
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The 10 biggest breakout stars in LaLiga: Girona lead the way, Valencia with two, Barça best rivals

LaLiga has been home to some of world football's most exciting breakout stars since the start of the 2022/23 season. Many of those players are getting some more mainstream credit, such as Gavi and other Barcelona standouts, but there are many more who remain criminally underrated. The 2023/24 season is bringing the world some more gems, so, to honor them, let's take a look at the 10 biggest breakout stars of the current Spanish top-flight campaign thus far. Girona LW Sávio The list has to start with Sávio. Just as Aleix García was THE breakout story in LaLiga last season, another Girona star has captured the spotlight on the left wing. Sávio is only 19 years old and already one of the best players in the league, if his performances in 2023/24 continue. And there is no reason to believ...
The 10 best signings made by UCL clubs: Barcelona and Bayern on twice, Real Madrid and Arsenal join in
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The 10 best signings made by UCL clubs: Barcelona and Bayern on twice, Real Madrid and Arsenal join in

Every team in the 2023/24 Champions League group stages has faced each other at least once, as the third round of fixtures finished on Wednesday night with more intrigue and a few surprising finishes. With Matchday 3 in the books, let's take a look at the new faces in the Champions League who are making a big impact for their current clubs. Here are the 10 best signings made by UCL outfits in the 2023/24 season. Real Madrid CM Jude Bellingham No signing in world football has made more of an impact than Jude Bellingham, as it is fair to say that the England international is the early Ballon d'Or favorite. Bellingham added another exquisite - and decisive - finish to what is become quite the catalogue of goals in a Real Madrid kit. He passed the ball into the net expertly to give Real a...
Ranking the 10 best strikers in 2023/24: Inter Milan duo join Barça’s Lewandowski, Bayern’s Kane
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Ranking the 10 best strikers in 2023/24: Inter Milan duo join Barça’s Lewandowski, Bayern’s Kane

Nobody generates more headlines than the players who score the goals. Most clubs with aspirations of winning trophies require a man up top who can consistently find the back of the net, with very few exceptions existing in the history of world football. But who are the best strikers on the planet right now? Let's rank the top 10, based on a combination of pedigree and performance in the 2023/24 season, more heavily weighing recent performances. Because sport is a "what have you done for me lately?" business. Note that only out-and-out strikers were included, so players like Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappé who share time between positions or players like Vinícius Júnior who are wingers playing as left-sided forwards did not count. 10. Marcus Thuram, Inter Milan Marcus Thuram ...
The 10 best young players in LaLiga this season: Gavi, Kubo shine alongside Real Madrid duo
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The 10 best young players in LaLiga this season: Gavi, Kubo shine alongside Real Madrid duo

Who are the best young players in LaLiga right now in the 2023/24 season? We analyze the stars from Real Madrid, Barcelona, and even Granada. LaLiga needs to receive more recognition for being loaded with great young footballers. The Spanish top flight has quietly resumed its place as the most entertaining league in the world - a distinction it lost for a few seasons. But even without megastars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, LaLiga is delivering the drama with a real title race and plenty of drama elsewhere in the table. It is also delivering great young footballers from powerhouses like Real Madrid and Barcelona to less mainstream clubs like Girona and Granada. Let's take a look at the 10 best young players of the 2023/24 LaLiga season so far, using the age of 23 as our c...
The best Arsenal Women players right now in 2023
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The best Arsenal Women players right now in 2023

Arsenal Women are one of the most storied teams in football. The 2018/19 FA WSL champions were once the most dominant team in English football, and while they only finished third in the league in 2022/23, they were on the doorstep of the Champions League Final. Had several key players not suffered severe injuries, who knows what they could have accomplished? The Gunners boast some of the world's most elite talents and have top players at every level of the team - from defense to attack. And like any great team, they have just the right mix of experienced players and up-and-coming talents. So let's take a look at the best Arsenal Women players currently in 2023. ST Vivianne Miedema Dutch striker Vivianne Miedema is a record-breaking goal-scorer and one of the best players of h...
Ranking the 10 best Serie A goalkeepers right now in 2023
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Ranking the 10 best Serie A goalkeepers right now in 2023

From Dida to Gianluigi Buffon, Serie A has given the world some of the finest goalkeepers of the modern era. And one of the most acclaimed goalkeepers in Europe today, Gianluigi Donnarumma, has his roots in the Italian top flight as a prodigy and young leader for Milan. Who are the best Serie A goalkeepers currently? Let's take a look at 10 players who have distinguished themselves in recent seasons and rank them from fifth to first. Let's see if any of the names surprise you! All stats are courtesy of FBRef.com, which is the best site for readily-available goalkeeper data. 10. Juan Musso, Atalanta Formerly of Udinese, Juan Musso has continued as one of the league's better goalkeepers since joining Atalanta, one of the top clubs in Serie A. Musso is in the prime of his car...
Barcelona vs. Wolfsburg player ratings for the 2023 UEFA Women’s Champions League Final
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Barcelona vs. Wolfsburg player ratings for the 2023 UEFA Women’s Champions League Final

What an incredible game. Barcelona Femení and Wolfsburg Frauen were undoubtedly the two best teams of the 2022/23 UEFA Women's Champions League, and they unsurprisingly delivered an all-time classic in the Final. Despite going down 2-0 early to Wolfsburg, Barcelona quickly rallied the troops with a rapid-fire brace from Patri Guijarro to start the second half. They then found the third goal after a frenetic spell of play inside the penalty box. Here are the player ratings from Barcelona's 3-2 win over Wolfsburg, as they, once again, confirmed that they are the best - and the most entertaining - team on the entire planet. And I mean, the entire planet. Barcelona Player Ratings GK Sandra Paños, 6.0 - Could do absolutely nothing about Ewa Pajor's brilliant opener. The ball was struck ...