I remember being warned by a ref for that and I thought he was making it up as I'd never seen the rule enforced. Surely Ben Arfa did that yesterday when he beat Riise - he definitely ran off the pitch on purpose.
It's one of those rules never enforced at the top. Just like how foul throws are never done in the PL.
Exactly, it's there in the rules but rarely enforced.
I was once almost sent off for standing in the opposition half as I kicked off.