Australian World Cup referee Shaun Evans accused of white supremacist hand gesture during broadcast
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Summary
Australian World Cup referee Shaun Evans has been accused of making a white supremacist hand gesture (forming an "O" with his fingers) during a live broadcast of Germany's opening game against Curaçao. The Fare network, which monitors discrimination at international games for FIFA, identified the gesture as a potential white supremacist symbol. Evans was working in an off-site video referee booth at the time.
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Evans was captured placing his index finger and thumb together to create an "O" figure with his right hand in front of his right leg during Sunday night's broadcast of Germany's opening game against Curaçao.
The Fare network, a long-time partner of FIFA that monitors racist and discriminatory chants and symbols at international games, said the gesture was "clea
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