UPDATE - June 16, 01:24 am PT: FIFA's disciplinary committee has cleared Australian video referee Shaun Evans of any wrongdoing after he was accused of making a hand gesture associated with white ...

A World Cup official pictured making a hand gesture branded an expression of white supremacy says it was “an involuntary, subconscious twitch”.

FIFA has cleared the referee at the centre of a controversy over an alleged “White power” gesture, who has denied intentionally doing so and instead called it an “involuntary, subconscious twitch”.

FIFA World Cup VAR official, Shaun Evans, was captured on camera appearing to make a "white power" sign during Sunday's match between Germany and Curaçao.

During Germany’s 7-1 win over Curaçao in Houston on Sunday, a quick TV shot showed the VAR referees in their Dallas studio as part of FIFA’s world feed. As had been the case in previous matches, the ...

The Australian was at the centre of controversy last week when he was investigated for an alleged white supremacist hand ...

GENEVA (AP) — A World Cup video review official said his hand gesture resembling a white supremacist sign was caused by an involuntary twitch, and a FIFA committee concluded the Australian didn't ...

The alleged hand gesture was made during live coverage of Germany's match against Curaçao on Sunday, June 14 ...