Why Fifa has been urged to remove a World Cup VAR official

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleShaun Evans is among 30 video review analysts selected by Fifa to work at the World Cup (Getty)Fifa’s discrimination monitor at the World Cup has called for the removal of a video review official after he appeared to make a hand gesture resembling a white supremacist sign. Shaun Evans, an Australian official, was seen making an “OK” symbol with his right hand when the official broadcast of Germany’s game against Curaçao on Sunday cut pre-game to show the team of video review analysts.The gesture, where thumb and forefinger touch in a circle, was designated a hate symbol by the New York-based Anti-Defamation League in 2019.The Fare network, a Fifa partner, described the gesture as “neo-nazi”, saying Evans “should have no further role to play in this World Cup.”It remains unclear if Evans's gesture was political or whether he was playing a children’s game prank, known as the “gotcha” or “circle game”.In fullFifa urged to remove World Cup VAR official over alleged white supremacist hand gestureThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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