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FIFA World Cup: VAR official clarifies viral white supremacist gesture, says it was a twitch

Source: indiatoday.in indiatoday.in
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FIFA courted a massive backlash during Germany's 7-1 routing of Curacao after VAR official Shaun Evans allegedly made a white supremacist gesture on live broadcast. Evans appeared to make an OK sign with his right hand, a gesture that is now recognised as a far-right symbol and widely used on social media.Following the backlash, the VAR official clarified that the gesture was caused by an involuntary twitch and that he did not mean anything by it. FIFA's disciplinary committee, after reviewing the matter, concluded that the Australian had not breached the sport's disciplinary code.advertisementRead Full Story"I did not intentionally make...
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