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Review: Jules Boykoff's "Kicking" Balances Soccer Passion With Honest Critique

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Abigail Segel

26d ago· 9 min readenReview

Summary

A review of Jules Boykoff's book "Kicking," which explores the author's deep love for soccer while honestly addressing the sport's flaws. The article highlights Boykoff's perspective as both a poet and political scientist, examining how the book balances passion for the game with critical analysis of its issues.

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It's a collective recognition of the tiny acts of soccer intelligence that make the game glow.
If you know, you know.
In the same breath as Boykoff loves soccer, he is honest about its flaws.
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Jules Boykoff loves soccer. He loves the feeling of the ball at his feet, he loves the rush of cheering on the Portland Timbers at the fortress that is Providence Park, and he loves the knowing hum that goes around a stadium when a player delivers a littl

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