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.