A strange little side quest
A quick detour while Football Heads: 2014 World Cup waits for your next move: The penalty kick entered football's laws in 1891 and was nicknamed the 'kick of death' in its early days. That old idea kept changing rather than disappearing. Archery was already on the Olympic programme in 1900, boxing joined the modern Games in 1904, and basketball became a medal sport in 1936. That history is one reason familiar mechanics can still feel new when they are recombined well.
