World Cup VAR official releases statement after alleged white supremacist hand gesture (opens original article in a new tab)

FIFA World Cup 2026 official Shaun Evans denied intentionally making a gesture perceived as white supremacist, calling it an involuntary twitch after a investigation cleared him of wrongdoing.

• FIFA World Cup 2026 official Shaun Evans denied intentionally making a gesture perceived as white supremacist
• Evans described the gesture as an involuntary, subconscious twitch during a match in Houston
• FIFA found no evidence of disciplinary code breaches and cleared Evans of wrongdoing
• The gesture, an 'OK' symbol, was interpreted as a hate symbol by the Anti-Defamation League in 2019