Is Alabama taking extra motivation from 2025’s devastating Florida State loss?

Alabama football was supposed to destroy Florida State in 2025. The Crimson Tide had big plans entering its season-opener in Tallahassee, to shut down the Seminoles and their quarterback, Thomas ...
Earth Times

Examining the Role of Motivation in Football

What makes a soccer game more than just a game? For Iraq’s 2007 Asian Cup team, it was about more than winning. They played with their physiotherapist’s office burning from bombings. Palestinian ...
UEFA

Erling Haaland interview: Man City striker on his playing style and motivation

"I don't like to miss chances, I don't like to lose," the Norwegian striking phenomenon tells UEFA as he talks through his ...
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Oregon wants revenge. Indiana football has 'same motivation' to prove itself in CFP

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — On one side, elation. On the other, heartbreak. Indiana football’s 30–20 win over Oregon on Oct. 11 served as a program-changing victory, one that marked the Hoosiers’ announcement ...
The Conversation

Personal goals motivated footballer Anthony Gordon to learn Spanish – a recipe for success

Anthony Gordon – one of the stars of England’s football team at the 2026 World Cup – surprised many when he was presented as a new Barcelona player at the end of the 2025-26 domestic football season: ...