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VAR official says hand gesture was 'involuntary, subconscious twitch'

BBC News · Jun 15, 2026, 9:52 PM

Key takeaways

  • Figure caption, Fifa seek explanation over VAR official's hand gesture
  • Video assistant referee Shaun Evans has denied "intentionally" making a hand gesture "to communicate a message, affiliation, game or belief of any kind" after he was cleared by a Fifa investigation.
  • Evans says the gesture was a "an involuntary, subconscious twitch" that he was "unaware" of.

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Figure caption, Fifa seek explanation over VAR official's hand gesture

Video assistant referee Shaun Evans has denied "intentionally" making a hand gesture "to communicate a message, affiliation, game or belief of any kind" after he was cleared by a Fifa investigation.

Evans says the gesture was a "an involuntary, subconscious twitch" that he was "unaware" of.

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