
VAR Gesture Cleared as Involuntary Twitch at World Cup
FIFA cleared VAR official Shaun Evans of breaching rules after he said an inverted 'OK' gesture during a World Cup game was an involuntary, subconscious twitch rather than a deliberate signal; the investigation found no evidence of deliberate signaling, Evans remains eligible for the rest of the tournament, though the gesture drew scrutiny over its association with white-supremacist symbolism.