A strange little side quest
Soccer Pinball may feel immediate, but the ideas around football have been evolving for a very long time. The penalty kick entered football's laws in 1891 and was nicknamed the 'kick of death' in its early days. The timeline takes another interesting turn: 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.
