Any free kick taken by the defense in their own penalty area must clear the area before it is in play.
A penalty kick is awarded if the deliberate handling was by a defender in their own penalty area. A direct free kick is awarded if it was by an attacker.
An indirect free kick may be awarded in the penalty area. It is not promoted to a penalty kick. If it is in the goal area, the kick location must be moved away from the goal line to the top of the goal area (6 yards out).
When a foul, specifically a direct free kick offense, is committed by a defender, against an attacker, in the penalty area.
It is a direct free kick, or a penalty kick if a defender kicks an attacker in the defender's penalty area.
You cannot score an own-goal directly from an indirect free kick or even a direct free kick. If the kick was taken from inside the kicker's penalty area and did not exit the penalty area before exiting the field, then the restart would be a rekick. If the kick was taken from outside kicker's penalty area or left the penalty area before exiting the field, then the restart would be a corner kick for the attacking team
Yes. An indirect free kick, for either team, may be awarded within the penalty area. Only the defense may be awarded a direct free kick in the penalty area.
A direct free kick is given for one of 10, specific, offenses. A penalty kick is given when a direct free kick offense is committed by a defender, against an attacker, within the defender's penalty area.
A penalty is a specific type of free kick given when a defender commits a direct free kick offense within their own penalty area.
Any free kick by the defense that is taken inside of the penalty area must leave the penalty area before it is in play. No player may touch it until it does so. If they do, or if it fails to leave the penalty area with it's initial momentum, the kick must be retaken.
If the offense was one of the Indirect Free Kick fouls, then it would be an Indirect Free Kick at the spot. (Or brought out to the top of the Goal Area if inside that.) If the offense was one of the Direct Free Kick fouls, then an Penalty Kick would be awarded.
A direct free kick if handled outside the defender's penalty area. A penalty kick if handled inside the offender's penalty area. It can be considered misconduct also, under some circumstances.
There are penalty kicks in soccer. A penalty kick is awarded when a defender commits a direct free kick offense while within his own penalty area.