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

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

Source: www.bbc.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:29:29 GMT

Video assistant referee Shaun Evans has denied "intentionally" making a hand gesture "to communicate a message, affiliation, game or belief of any kind" and claimed it was a "an involuntary, subconscious twitch" that he was "unaware" of.

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