Many people don’t know this, but the crossed-arms “X” signal is FIFA’s universal gesture for reporting racist abuses. Whenever a player, coach, or team official makes that signal, they’re informing the referee that racist abuse has occurred. It is meant to trigger FIFA’s three-step anti-racism protocol: first stop the match, then suspend it if the abuse continues, and ultimately abandon the match if it doesn’t stop. Yesterday, Egypt manager Hossam Hassan made the “X” gesture from the touchline.
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Many people don’t know this, but the crossed-arms “X” signal is FIFA’s universal gesture for reporting racist abuses. Whenever a player, coach, or team official makes that signal, they’re informing the referee that racist abuse has occurred. It is meant to trigger FIFA’s three-step anti-racism protocol: first stop the match, then suspend it if the abuse continues, and ultimately abandon the match if it doesn’t stop. Yesterday, Egypt manager Hossam Hassan made the “X” gesture from the touchline.
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