"What happened? Newcastle's Dan Burn nodded home a Sandro Tonali free kick, only for the goal to be disallowed for offside. However, the replays showed that Burn was only in an offside position because he was pushed by City defender Rúben Dias. VAR decision: VAR checked and cleared the on-field decision of no goal, confirming that an offside offence had been committed."
"With the Newcastle defender clearly in an offside position when he scores, the VAR check centred around the possible foul leading up to the goal and the considerations of if meeting the criteria for a possible penalty kick. It was a clear and deliberate push; however, the ball had not been played by Tonali at the moment the push occurred and therefore VAR was unable to intervene as the ball was not active."
Dan Burn's header from a Sandro Tonali free kick was disallowed for offside after VAR review. Replays showed Burn was pushed by Rúben Dias and was in an offside position when he scored. VAR focused on whether the push constituted a foul that met criteria for a penalty, and whether the ball was in play when the offence occurred. Law 12 states that direct and indirect free kicks and penalty kicks can only be awarded for offences committed when the ball is in play. The push occurred before the free kick was played, so VAR could not overturn the on-field decision.
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