Soccer rules award what after an 'own goal' directly from a throw-in?
Throw-in cannot be scored directly from a throw-in; if a player throws the ball directly into their own goal without any other player touching it, the result is a corner kick to the opposing side. Likewise an offensive goal cannot be scored directly from a throw in; the result, in this case, is a goal kick for the defending team. A player may not be penalised for an offside offence when receiving the ball directly from a throw-in. Skillful attackers can sometimes take advantage of this rule by getting behind the last defender(s) to receive the throw-in and having a clear
Own goal term has become a metaphor for "any" action that backfires on the person/group undertaking it, sometimes even carrying a sense of "poetic justice". A player trying to throw a game might deliberately attempt an own goal. Such players run the risk of being sanctioned or banned from further play. In association football, an own goal occurs when a player causes the ball to go into his own team's goal, resulting in a goal being scored for the opposition. Defenders often "turn behind" dangerous balls into the penalty area, particularly crosses, by kicking or heading the ball out of play behind