Two cases in football when the video assistant referee can intervene, and one similar case where they cannot

When a football player commits a foul in open play that isn't called by the referee, and their team's ensuing sequence leads to a goal, the video assistant referee (VAR) can intervene to ask the on-field referee to annul the goal. Or when the referee mistakenly calls a foul that leads to a penalty, the VAR can also intervene to have the call overturned. But there's a bug in the system: When the referee mistakenly calls a foul that leads to a free kick (no contact, or the attacker fouled the defender, not vice versa), the VAR isn't allowed to intervene — even when the free kick leads directly to a goal. (Andrew Shields, #111words, 14 May 2023)