Australian ref explains gesture after World Cup monitor calls for sacking (opens original article in a new tab)

An Australian referee's 'OK' hand gesture during a World Cup broadcast has led to calls for his removal by FIFA's discrimination monitor, who linked the gesture to white supremacist symbolism.

• Australian referee Shaun Evans made an 'OK' hand gesture below his waist during a World Cup broadcast
• FIFA's discrimination monitor Fare called for Evans to be removed, citing the gesture as a white power symbol
• The 'OK' gesture has been designated a hate symbol by the Anti-Defamation League and is associated with far-right groups