Kicking

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ISBN: 9781478033882

Jules Boykoff

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Duke University Press
05 May 2026

Sociology: sport & leisure; Politics & government; Football (Soccer, Association football)

Series: Practices

As a poet, public-facing scholar of sports politics, and former professional soccer player, having represented the United States on the men’s U23 national soccer team, Jules Boykoff draws on his lifetime of athletic experience to reflect on the practice of kicking. With short vignettes blending the personal, the reflective, the historical, and the analytical, Kicking is uniquely positioned to reflect on the most popular sport in the world. From the act of kicking a soccer ball, Boykoff looks outward to his own family history, including his mother’s struggle with polio, which fed her insistence on his athleticism; to broader trends like greenwashing and sportwashing; and to reflections on sport’s toxic masculinity, the poetics of on-field revenge, and the power-politics of both the men’s and women’s World Cups. Kicking is a must-read for all those who love the beautiful game.

By: Jules Boykoff
Imprint: Duke University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm,
Weight: 572g
ISBN: 9781478033882
ISBN 10: 1478033886
Series: Practices
Pages: 174
Publication Date: 05 May 2026
Audience: General/trade , General/trade , ELT Advanced , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ghostface 1 “MÈs Que Un Club” Trophy Husband Swish Swish A Taste of Power My Dhad Home Field Advantage Greenwash Gold Kicking It The Bonds of Soccer Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography About the Author

Jules Boykoff is the author of What Are the Olympics For?, The 1936 Berlin Olympics, and NOlympians.

Reviews for Kicking

""In this poignant memoir Boykoff writes about his passions, family then football, in a way that offers an opportunity to engage with the vulnerability of one of the world's best public scholars. We know Boykoff won't stop advocating for better sport, and for the people who love it.""--Shireen Ahmed, sports journalist and Senior Contributor with CBC Sports