A strange little side quest
Put Football Soccer Strike next to the history of football and a few unexpected connections appear. The penalty kick entered football's laws in 1891 and was nicknamed the 'kick of death' in its early days. The same trail leads to another fact: Basketball became an Olympic medal sport in 1936, while women’s basketball joined the Olympic programme in 1976. The details change, but the appeal of learning a system and trying again is remarkably persistent.
