Does VAR check free kicks, at all?

So if a dubious FK is given 20 yards outside the box, they cross from it and score.

That has every bit as much impact on the game as an offside, or a foul in the build-up to a goal, or an unintentional handball by an assister.

Posted By: duke of york on December 9th 2019 at 08:23:58

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Question about VAR (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 07:47:13
- Our game at Liverpool was held up due to loss of contact with VAR I think (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Dec 9, 08:33:11
  - yes start of 2nd half (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 09:08:22
- I'm sure I've seen a game this season where they temporarily lost VAR (General Chat) - mr carra, Dec 9, 07:50:25
  - thats fair enough (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 07:58:37
    - Why do we have to do that? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 08:04:39
      - because the version of VAR being used at the moment is not working (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 08:18:11
        
        All the decisions yesterday were fine (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 08:33:23
        
        away games (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 09:10:23
        
        Well done superfan (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 09:11:47
        
        super toxic (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 09:13:05
        
        Maybe that’s the effect you have (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 09:21:52
        
        thats a real possibility (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 09:38:06
        
        I’m not sure the red card was correct applying VAR criteria. It was probably (General Chat) - Jim, Dec 9, 08:38:41
        
        ... (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 08:44:04
        
        Was that a "clear and obvious error" though? We really come back to the fact that (General Chat) - Jim, Dec 9, 10:07:35
        
        I’m sure he’d have rescinded it too (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 10:17:15
        
        Not 100% sure it would (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 9, 10:25:20
      - The problem is not var decisions. It's the fact that the officials on the pitch (General Chat) - KetteringRyu, Dec 9, 08:14:23
        
        Does VAR check free kicks, at all? (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 9, 08:23:58
        
        No and this is a problem with it. I said that last week when Arsenal got given a (General Chat) - Jim, Dec 9, 10:09:26
        
        Goals; penalty decisions; direct red-card incidents; and mistaken identity (General Chat) - Declan, Dec 9, 08:27:57
        
        so when the linesman flags offside (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 08:31:23
        
        Only if the ref blows his whistle (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 09:00:41
        
        He did always used to blow it though before VAR (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 9, 09:04:17
        
        Players need to learn now that a flag (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 09:10:18
        
        thats right (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 09:07:50
        
        no they didn't. if the ref knew the ball came off a defender or something he (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Dec 9, 09:07:15
        
        Well, OK, in very rare circs he would play on (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 9, 09:12:36
        
        So, no then (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 9, 08:30:56
        
        They speed up the decision making (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 08:21:51
        
        you must be one of the only people who thinks how VAR is used (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 08:27:24
        
        I think there is room for a lot of improvement (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 08:54:15
        
        we agree on something then (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 09:06:44
        
        ^^^VMT^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 08:18:46

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