Fifa clears World Cup official over ‘white supremacy’ gesture

  • No evidence Australian breached Fifa ethics code

  • ‘The movement was an involuntary, subconscious twitch’

Fifa’s disciplinary committee has cleared the World Cup video assistant referee Shaun Evans after he was accused of making a hand gesture associated with white supremacists.

An investigation found no evidence that the Australian had breached Fifa’s ethics code and he issued a statement on Monday night claiming he had been unaware of making the controversial hand sign.

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