Racism monitor urges Fifa to remove World Cup official over ‘white supremacy’ gesture
المصدر: The Guardian Sport | Source: The Guardian Sport
VAR official Shaun Evans made ‘OK’ sign with right hand
Resembles white power symbol used in far-right circles
Fifa’s discrimination monitor at the World Cup called for a video assistant referee (VAR) to be removed for appearing to make a hand gesture resembling a white supremacist sign.
When the official broadcast of Germany’s opening game against Curaçao on Sunday cut pre-game to show the team of VAR officials, Shaun Evans from Australia made an “OK” symbol with his right hand in front of his right leg. Though the game was played in Houston, VAR officials work in Dallas at the World Cup broadcast centre. In 2019, the gesture – with thumb and forefinger touched in a circle and other fingers outstretched – was designated a hate symbol by the New York-based Anti-Defamation League.
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