FIFA is investigating VAR supervisor Shaun Evans for making an 'OK' hand gesture during the World Cup match between Germany and Curacao. Anti-discrimination group Fare called for his removal, citing its resemblance to a white-power symbol, while the gesture's controversial meaning was amplified by a 2017 4chan campaign.
FIFA, 2026 Dünya Kupası'nda görevli VAR hakemi Shaun Evans'ın beyaz üstünlükçü sembolüyle ilişkilendirilen bir el hareketi yapması üzerine eleştirilerin odağında. İnsan hakları örgütü Fare Network, Evans'ın görevden alınmasını talep etti.
Fifa is investigating a hand gesture made by VAR official Shaun Evans before Germany's 7-1 win over Curacao. Evans made an upside-down 'OK' sign, which can be associated with white supremacy, leading to social media speculation. Fifa has not officially commented but is seeking answers from Evans.
FIFA's discrimination monitor, Fare, has called for the removal of Australian VAR official Shaun Evans for making a hand gesture resembling a white supremacist sign during Germany's World Cup match. The gesture, an upside-down 'OK' symbol, was designated a hate symbol by the ADL in 2019.
FIFA's anti-discrimination partner Fare has called for the removal of a VAR official at the World Cup after he allegedly made a gesture resembling a white supremacist symbol during Germany's match against Curaçao. The Australian official, Shaun Evans, appeared to make an 'OK' sign, which the Anti-Defamation League classifies as a hate symbol.
FIFA's anti-discrimination partner Fare has called for the removal of a VAR official at the World Cup after he allegedly made a hand gesture resembling a white supremacist symbol during Germany's match against Curaçao. The gesture, an 'OK' sign, has been classified as a hate symbol by the Anti-Defamation League.
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A FIFA discrimination monitor has called for a VAR official to be removed from the World Cup after he made a gesture resembling a white supremacist sign during Germany's opening game. The "OK" symbol, when inverted, has been designated a hate symbol by the ADL.
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VAR referee Shaun Evans is accused of making a white supremacist gesture during Germany's match against Curacao at the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Houston. Anti-discrimination body Fare Network urged FIFA to remove Evans, calling the gesture an intentional transmission of a neo-Nazi symbol.
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