Was restart offences

So foul throws, moving ball for free kick etc

But nope don’t believe there’s a list but the handbook does say VAR won’t look at restart offences

This is from when Bournemouth questioned the same thing last season

Hi,
I was wondering whether you could clarify whether an attacking player being within 1m of the defensive wall at a free kick which is scored is within the remit of a VAR to check and recommend the disallowing of the goal for the offence.
If it is not within the VARs remit, please can you clarify which part of the VAR protocol in the Laws of the Game specifies that this is the case.
Thank you
lawenquiries IFAB 17 Jan

Good afternoon
Thank you for your e mail and question.
This is not a matter for the VAR as the protocol does not permit involvement in the taking of restarts except in major Law error incidents such as a goal being scored directly from a throw-in or indirect free kick.

Posted By: SCC 28 on August 30th 2025 at 13:38:33

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Another VAR shocker in favour of “Big Club” (n/m) (Other Football) - Gazzaman, Aug 30, 12:57:10
- Not sure of the rules but he has to put his foot down somewhere. (Other Football) - Men without hats, Aug 30, 14:26:40
  - Intention doesn’t matter (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 14:33:35
  - He wasn’t sent off (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 30, 14:27:14
- ‘Careless tackle’ (Other Football) - Nelsons final flanel, Aug 30, 13:29:44
- That’s awful what the hell are they doing (n/m) (Other Football) - loz, Aug 30, 13:02:37
  - What happened (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 30, 13:11:00
    - Fulham goal disallowed (n/m) (Other Football) - loz, Aug 30, 13:11:50
      - The foul (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 30, 13:13:20
        
        in the build up? (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 30, 13:13:38
        
        Well it isn't a foul (Other Football) - mr carra, Aug 30, 13:18:17
        
        What?! (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 30, 13:23:57
        
        So treading on toes/ feet is always a foul? (Other Football) - Nelsons final flanel, Aug 30, 13:35:16
        
        only if you are a "big club" and "big club" is defined by the var officials (Other Football) - Tombs, Aug 30, 13:41:16
        
        In this case clearly (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 30, 13:40:50
        
        That’s very difficult to prove isn’t it? X (n/m) (Other Football) - Nelsons final flanel, Aug 30, 13:49:05
        
        Not really (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 30, 13:51:31
        
        He clearly didn’t do it deliberately (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 13:58:41
        
        We’ve been here before (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 30, 14:11:36
        
        The problem is rules that rely on intent (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 14:12:49
        
        I think intent is used far too much by people (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 30, 14:14:24
        
        Well yes, but if the test is whether something is deliberate or not (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 14:15:43
        
        Deliberately fouling usually totally irrelevant though (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 30, 14:23:05
        
        Don’t think intentional features in the wording of it being a foul (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 14:24:10
        
        Exactly 👍 (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 30, 14:28:05
        
        *intention (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 14:24:21
        
        He’s tried to do a pirouette and missed the ball with his left foot (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 14:01:28
        
        It was obviously accidental (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, Aug 30, 14:09:50
        
        It wasn’t premeditated no (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 30, 14:12:47
        
        What actually is the required mental element (if there is one)? (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, Aug 30, 14:17:38
        
        Being in control of your movement? (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 30, 14:26:32
        
        When do you not deliberately stand somewhere? (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 14:14:34
        
        Well quite (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 30, 14:19:02
        
        Lolf (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Aug 30, 13:17:48
- Will check it shortly and make my decision (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 30, 13:01:39
  - They should make Mikey VARmeister General (Other Football) - usacanary, Aug 30, 14:00:03
    - That goes without saying (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 30, 14:15:13
- It's just blatantly bent now (Other Football) - mr carra, Aug 30, 12:59:53
  - No , that one was a foul two ways (Other Football) - Disco, Aug 30, 13:06:39
    - Oh, I agree it was an offence (Other Football) - mr carra, Aug 30, 13:14:15
      - Because it wasn’t something var could look at before (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 30, 13:17:17
        
        Well that can't be true surely? (Other Football) - mr carra, Aug 30, 13:25:34
        
        Was restart offences (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 30, 13:38:33
- Terrible decision. VAR doesn't help itself (Other Football) - Disco, Aug 30, 12:59:36
  - VAR tends to enhance the impression of contact. (Other Football) - MORDENCANARY, Aug 30, 14:52:27
- Never a foul in million years (n/m) (Other Football) - Klobo04, Aug 30, 12:59:30
- Absolutely crackers. We have replaced onfield errors with off field errors that take five (Other Football) - Pixelman, Aug 30, 12:58:47

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