Richie Diniz: Changes since 2049/10/09

Richie Diniz (born August 11th 2007 - died October 3rd 2049) was an American footballer, entrepreneur, and influencer who played as a midfielder for Major League Soccer (MLS) club Atlético Las Vegas.

Born in Miami, Florida, Diniz started his career at several US clubs and later played in Brazil and Europe before returning to the US. He was known for his box-to-box role as a “roaming” pressing defender.

In his later years, Diniz became known as a longevity influencer who credited several experimental medical interventions with prolonging his football career. While many professional players have achieved meaningful top-flight success well into their forties, Diniz was notable for doing so while not being a star player.

On October 3rd 2049, Diniz died suddenly after undergoing synthetic gland graft therapy (sGGT) surgery in Basel, Switzerland.

Early lifePermalink

Richie Diniz was born Enzo Richard deAnastasio e Diniz Freitas on August 11th 2007 in Miami, Florida, United States (US). Diniz was the only child of Brazilian real estate entrepreneur Gerson Diniz and American television actor Melissa deAnastasio.

Having shown aptitude for soccer from an early age, Diniz joined Inter Miami Academy and played in their under-15 and under-17 teams until leaving to attend Duke University, where he started for 23 games in two seasons with the Blue Devils.

In 2027, Diniz entered the MLS SuperDraft, where he was selected by Real Salt Lake with the twenty-first pick. He made his Major League Soccer (MLS) debut the following season in a 2-0 loss to the LA Galaxy. ^[1]

CareerPermalink

2027–2035: MLSPermalink

Diniz went on to play another season as a reserve midfielder for Salt Lake, after which he became a regular starter in his third season after re-signing with the club. Following the end of the 2029 season, Diniz was traded to the Colorado Rapids for ¥155 million in general allocation money plus ¥13.5 million in performance-based incentives. Diniz played twelve games in 2030, but was sidelined for the rest of the season due to injury, later revealed to be a hamstring strain involving partial tearing.  ^[2]

In November 2030, Diniz publicly blamed Colorado coach Jordà Bernat for the injury, claiming that he was asked to play more significant minutes and start every game for Colorado against advice from the team’s athletic trainer, with the goal of raising Diniz’ profile and exposure level in hopes of him being selected for the US team on the 2030 FIFA World Cup. He did not make the shortlist. ^[3]

In 2031, Diniz was loaned to Brazilian side Red Bull Bragantino, where he played 30 games in the first division of the Brazilian championship. After the end of his season with Bragantino, Colorado opted not to renew Diniz’ contract.

Diniz signed for the 2032 season with Nashville SC, where he began to blossom as a versatile box-to-box midfielder. He assisted in two goals and scored in four that year, coming to be regarded as a fan favourite. Nashville opted to re-sign Diniz for a five-year contract. ^[4]

2035–2045: UEFAPermalink

After three years with Nashville, Diniz was traded before the 2036 season to Serie A side Lazio. He went on to spend several years in Europe, playing for top-flight European clubs Hellas Verona (2038–2039), VfB Stuttgart (2041–2043), and Red Bull Le Havre (2044). While in Europe, Diniz was praised for his durability even as he aged out of prime football-playing age. During the 2044 Ligue 1 season, Diniz played in all 34 games and scored three goals. ^[5]

2045–Present: Return to MLSPermalink

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After being bought out by Le Havre ahead of the 2045 season, Diniz announced that he would sign with Atlético Las Vegas on an unprecedented ten-year deal that would see him play through his late forties. Saying he “never planned to retire,” Diniz claimed to be undergoing a “stack” of therapies intended to maintain his athletic performance indefinitely. ^[6] In spite of longevity claims, Diniz’ on-field performance has declined over his time in Las Vegas. In the most recent 2049 season, he scored two goals.

Diniz had a MeSSI rating of 1.98 (-0.12 from the previous season), which was average for starting midfielders in MLS. The model consensus reads: “While Diniz remains physically capable, his style of football is increasingly incompatible with the hypermodern tactics expected by most teammates and coaches.” This assessment was supported by a leaked scouting report, which described Diniz as “the product of an era where few players could be truly accurate on long balls and ground passes accounted for the vast majority of progression; in today’s game he plays with half a bag.” ^[7]

Business venturesPermalink

A popular social media influencer, Diniz was ranked #189 on Spotrac’s Athlete Influencer Value Metric at the time of his death. He monetised his channels through branded sponsorships with lifestyle-oriented brands and by promoting health and wellness products. ^[8] Diniz was one of the co-founders of EnDoctrine. ^[9]

In 2048, Diniz signed an endorsement deal with Charlemagne Industries (CMI) for the promotion of the antihistamine No-Sneez. The deal came under fire in February 2049 when No-Sneez was criticised by medical communities for its wide-ranging side effects, including shadowy hallucinations, memory loss, and dissociative symptoms. This led to a feud between Diniz and Charlemagne Cabrera, with Diniz taking aim at Cabrera’s participation in Baseball Extra and his affiliation with the Latent Space Church (LSC). Cabrera responded by attacking Diniz’ “obsession with living forever.” ^[10]

Life extension advocacyPermalink

Diniz credits his 2030 injury with sparking his interest in life extension technology, and stated that he is “grateful” to Bernat for it. Over the last two decades of his career, Diniz used his social media presence to promote a number of novel or alternative therapies, including GLP-1 agonists, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), cryotherapy, kratom, LTC-230, neurostimulation, gene therapies, nano-scaffold tendon reconstruction (NSTR), synthetic gland graft therapy (sGGT), and others. ^[11]

Diniz’ career and resulting fame as a longevity influencer led to an online fanbase that refers to itself as the Permaballers. ^[12] Regarded as one of the most active fandoms, Permaballers are known for their disregard for Diniz’ privacy, publicising his real-time locations, and harassing individuals who malign Diniz. ^[13]

After he signed with Atlético Las Vegas in 2045, Diniz caught the attention of c11g, whose members declared him to be their newest lolcow. They started interacting with the more vocal and radical Permaballers and leaking Diniz’ personal information online. In 2048, c11g published the invoices for a series of hair transplant procedures that he underwent in Singapore. ^[14]

DeathPermalink

On October 2nd 2049, Diniz underwent an unspecified surgical procedure in Basel, Switzerland. A few hours after midnight on October 3rd 2049, Diniz was pronounced dead owing to surgical complications. ^[15] While the official announcement of Diniz’ death came from the PR account of Atlético Las Vegas, the news was first leaked online by the Permaballers.

On October 4th 2049, an additional leak of Diniz’ autopsy report confirmed that he had undergone sGGT surgery at the Ugraft clinic. This would have been Diniz’ third sGGT procedure, which was intended to install a neoappendix, a synthetically-grown organ laced with a microscale organic bioreactor that would metabolise nutrients from Diniz’ bloodstream to produce a custom mix of pharmacologically active peptides. DueAccording to a medical errorleaked autopsy report, the neoappendix was damaged before being grafted to Diniz’ intestine, causing it to spill its contents into his body cavity, leading to biofab septic cascade syndrome and Diniz’ eventual death. ^[16]

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On October 5th 2049, the official Sassback account of the Permaballers identified the attending physician for Diniz’ fatal sGGT procedure as Fernand Roth. ^[17] A statement from Ugraft alleged that Roth suffered a blankout during Diniz’ surgery. ^[18] Swiss authorities neglected to confirm whether Diniz’ death was ruled an accident or a negligent medical error, though they indicated that Roth’s history of drug abuse would be taken into account following his death on October 8th 2049. ^[1819]

Personal lifePermalink

Diniz was unmarried. He lived in Las Vegas with his two dogs, a black lab/spaniel mix named Isfahan and a rescue named the General. He was a noted animal advocate.

Between 2046 and 2048, Diniz dated pharmaceutical device sales influencer Monica Jackson, whom he met at a promotional event. Jackson ended the relationship when she became the target of harassment from c11g. ^[1920]

Diniz was known for speaking out on behalf of the families of victims of Cariappa-Muren disease (CMD) and made frequent donations to Healthy Horizons and the International CMD Society (ICS) to support ongoing research into a cure. After Diniz appeared alongside Tyler Cardenas in a series of Healthy Horizons crowdfunding videos, the two developed a close friendship, with Diniz often featuring as a celebrity guest on Wildstyle.

See alsoPermalink

• Atlético Las Vegas

ReferencesPermalink