LAW 14: Defending player deliberately enters their own penalty area.

If a defending player steps backwards and therefore enters their own penalty area,  is this an offence leading to the award of a penalty against the defending team? How does a referee navigate this 'grey area' between deliberate and negligence / lack of awareness? Note: one such defender was stood in his own penalty area, with both feet, for 2-3 seconds !

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