From the Ronaldinho-Ravenna case to Pantani, from Sinner to Simone Biles: a psychological analysis of misinformation in the world of professional sports. […]
Three weeks of physical uncertainty, 'tough days' for non-sporting reasons, tears after the first goal. Then a record hat-trick. Messi's case at the 2026 World Cup is a natural laboratory to understand when extra-sport stress becomes a resource — and when it instead risks destroying us. […]
It's official: Sport Psychology Center is among the selected exhibitors of the WMF – We Make Future 2026, the International Fair and Festival on innovation dedicated to AI, […]
From American football to Brazil's World Cup training camp, a small quarterback sleeve speaks to a great truth of sports psychology: the mind that wins is the one we take weight off. […]
The case of referee Omar Artan and what scientific research really says about acceptance Sport Psychology Center · sportpsychologycenter.com In June 2026, two images chased each other […]
Tomorrow, June 11, 2026, the biggest World Cup in football history opens. Forty-eight national teams, three host countries, billions of people watching. […]
Monaco, June 7, 2026. Charles Leclerc crashes into the wall at Rascasse, blaming his brakes on live radio and at a press conference. Brembo responds with a statement. […]
After Italy's victory over Luxembourg, interim coach Silvio Baldini also gave credit to the stars. This expression offers a starting point for distinguishing—in light of scientific literature—between superstitious thinking and routine preparation for the performance. […]
What sports psychology tells us about this unexpected return. On June 1, 2026, Serena Williams announced her return to professional competition, almost […]
Our VR works with the same neuroscientific logic. The secret of Mental Training. Professor Riccardo Ceccarelli's Mental Economy Training—digital simulations, biofeedback, […]
Budapest, May 30, 2026: PSG beat Arsenal 1-1 (4-3 on penalties) and win the Champions League for the second consecutive year. Three words from Luis Enrique […]
Ahead of the PSG-Arsenal final on May 30, 2026, shops on the Champs-Élysées were covered in wood paneling and metal grilles. Twenty thousand police officers in […]
The psychology of place in elite sport: trauma, contextual mental block, and redemption. What science tells us about athletes' ability—and inability—to revisit the "scene of defeat." […]
Collective identity, deindividuation, and emotional contagion: what really happens in a fan's mind when rivalry becomes total. Fabio Zarra | Sport Psychology Center | […]
The 2025/26 season ends amid record injuries, impossible schedules, and a question rippling through the dressing rooms of Europe's top clubs: what price to play for? […]
Polyvagal theory, domestic pressure, and uncertainty management in the triumph that rewrote the history of Italian tennis Today, May 17, 2026, on the Center Court of the Foro […]
In recent months, three very different athletes have spoken publicly about what's going on inside their heads. The words are different, the thread is the […]
March 2026. At the Milano Cortina Paralympic Winter Games, something unusual draws media attention: inside the Olympic Villages, alongside weight rooms and […]
For decades, mental training for athletes was ignored; athletes' training focused almost exclusively on the body: strength, endurance, speed. But in recent […]
Mental block in sport is one of the most studied phenomena in performance psychology: discover why you block yourself in competition and how to train your mind to overcome it. […]