World Cup VAR official Shaun Evans says gesture was involuntary twitch
Australian video assistant referee Shaun Evans made an "OK" hand gesture on live television just before Germany's opening World Cup match against Curaçao in Houston. Evans denied making a deliberate white-power signal, telling investigators the motion was an "involuntary, subconscious twitch" and saying he did not intend to communicate any message or affiliation. Anti-racism monitor Fare has urged FIFA to remove Evans from World Cup duties, calling the gesture neo-Nazi, and FIFA has opened an investigation. The incident matters because the "OK" sign has been linked to white supremacist groups and an official's public conduct can prompt removal and undermine tournament credibility.
Australian #WorldCup referee Shaun Evans flashes a 'White Power' hand signal (below). 👌 What an ambassador for this multicultural nation of ours ... 🙄 Guess that rules him out of Morocco v Haiti on June 25.
Andrew Gardiner59I mean, it's *possible* it was something else ... but it probably won't save him.
cwnol51.bsky.social42They won’t let a Somalian referee into the country because of his nationality but somehow a white supremacist slips in undeterred . FIFA and trump have ruined the spirit of the World Cup , it’s just an advertising platform .
Rick 'n Roll 🎶 🎸 🎶30What a grubby little man.
Thiel, Musk & Murdoch’s Influence in 🇦🇺🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Politics‼️28If that was his intent, leave the bastard there. We don’t want him back. And I hope I’m not speaking out of turn when I state that I doubt the people of our nations ancestors would either. The world doesn’t need racism. It needs compassion and peace. ♥️🖤💛 🇦🇺
100% Samfucious - with added ingredients24I'll never understand this "white power" shit.
masim16As if the usa hasn't sufficient idiots without aus adding 2 the count
Blon from NS🇨🇦📎15If it's the circle punch game and he is not aware of Nazi connotation he can simply be uninvited to the world cup for exercising poor judgement and resume ref duties in Aus. If it's a white power symbol he should never ref again anywhere. Either way he should not ref the world cup.
bajonett.bsky.social13Hey @australia.theguardian.com @6newsau.bsky.social Check this video out. Name him & shame him. Such a disgrace!!!
Lane Hutson Enjoyer11Has to get fired… Even if you accept his dumb excuse, accidentally flashing a white power symbol to millions while trying to play a dumb frat boy game is still a firable offence
Ildfluer9Oh. We also have limp-dicked racist losers in Australia? Shocking.
Fred 🇦🇺7WTF!!! He can fuck right off! He can stay there now.
cassiesmom.bsky.social7Should rule him out of the world cup
Tony Dauphinee7He's a fucking racist prick.
OMDolton847Yeah, it's not that. www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?t...
Jason M Ernst7He’s all proud of it too.
Louis Winthorp III6It constantly amazes me how desperate people are to expose their inner core beliefs on a grand stage at the risk of jeopardizing the success of a career attaining elevated world status for the single moment to make terrible choices.
taxedgram.bsky.social6They’re not sure if he was making a political gesture or playing a children’s game. (They make the ok sign and they get hit on the shoulder). Someone should punch the jerk in the face.
cocktailhour.bsky.social5pull him in, make him show his socials
Fat Apollo, baby!4I kicked a kid off stage at my show who did that. Stopped cold and said 'Get that nazi shit outta here"
Lord DraAkus 🇺🇸 🏳️🌈 🗽🍷🇺🇦4😒god you people. The white power signal is up with 3 fingers, to shape a W and a P. This is clearly the Punch Game because he never lifts the sign above his waist. Stop screaming racism when you can't even decipher a child's game.
Ernest Defarge4Guy needs to be removed immediately
Raindrops_on_Roses4It's fascinating, because SBS Sports still has a post up from a few hours ago clearly making out it is the punch game.
Mike 🇦🇺3Hopefully he’ll stay there, he’ll be welcomed with open arms
Ricky Vanilla3I only saw stills of this before the video and thought there was a good chance it wasn't intended. Now I've seen it properly, he's 100% a piece of shit and can't possibly explain his way out of it.
Leo2Oh, look another white Nazi identifying himself on camera.....
mrtoads.bsky.social2How is an overgrown teenager like that (look at that smirk) suitable as a referee for any game? How can you trust such a child to be an arbiter of the rules? Australia looking like the US there; it’s not a good look..
Kittykatval 🇨🇦🍁 💙🦋📎2I wouldn't give him the benefit of the doubt. None.
Dave Smith2It's not going to go down well if his 1st booking or sending off is to a black man.
Marterlor2So, is he fired, in disgrace? Or still has his job
Karen Knight2So disgusting. What a POS!
RV2I'm obviously a bit naïve. If not told, I'd have imagined that he was discretely indicating that Mr Evans deemed the person behind the camera was a wanker. Clearly, if as you outline, Andrew, he's a sad individual.
🇬🇱🇩🇰Tickedoff🇺🇦🇨🇺2Whats wrong with people 😡
Smirk. White power hand gesture. Good grief Arguing about ‘meaning’ is a waste of time. He’s an immature ‘jock’ who just lost the right to referee international sport. Shaun Evans has shamed the whole country www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Schlock Horror7Football Australia is supported by the ASC which is the governing authority for them. I just wrote a complaint to them.
Good Gord5Recently I was going to apply for a job so I was checking out the company website and I saw a staged staff photo where one of the men was doing this, and they put it on their website I didn’t apply.
