Penalties

Yeah, that's the same for any time the ball goes dead. It is obviously more likely from a penalty.

As an aside, I have often wondered if football would be better without penalty areas. That is to say, still have penalties, at the referee's discretion, but for offences that stop goal-scoring opportunities anywhere on the pitch, rather than for just fouls in the penalty area. It would remove a lot of 'professional' fouls.

Just reading the article and I am confused by the first law. I did a referee's course and a bit of local reffing back home, it was one of the first questions I asked and was told a player can never score with his hand and now they are saying it is a new rule?

As for time-wasting... I always felt that making a game 60-70 minutes long and stopping it every time the ball goes dead, like in rugby, would completely rid the sport of the problem. 

I will never be surprised by the stupidity of people!

Adults matches were fine. The first player to moan went in the book and the others usually learned from it. It helped if you called the two captains in and told them the situation.

I gave it up after being attacked by a father at an under 8 blitz! 

People always look at refereeing in rugby, but rugby referees just keep control of the game. It isn't difficult. Call the two captains and/or coaches over at the start, tell them that it is about mutual respect and the rest will take care of itself.

I would like to see more of that happening at local level, rarely if ever happens up here. 

Some parents are absolute pricks, this winning at all costs mentality is frightening. 

One of my mates (he was only a chap at that time 15/16) went to a ref an under 12 match and during the game one of the players pissed on his gear bag.