Jules Boykoff

Jules Boykoff is the author of Kicking, a memoir about his former life as a professional soccer player and his current life as a critical academic of sport. He has written six books on the politics of the Olympic Games, including What Are the Olympics For?, NOlympians: Inside the Fight Against Capitalist Mega-Sports in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Beyond, and Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics. His work has appeared in outlets such as The Nation, The Guardian, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Globe and Mail, Jacobin, Folha de São Paulo, and Common Dreams. Boykoff teaches political science at Pacific University. Follow him on Bluesky at @julesboykoff.bsky.social.