Football Australia and police investigate spectator’s Nazi salute at A-League Men match

The man, standing in the Wanderers’ active supporter bay at Allianz Stadium, was filmed by Network Ten cameras at full-time in Saturday’s match, which was won 2-1 by Sydney FC.

Initially the man gives the middle finger toward the camera before quickly turning into the apparent salute.

New laws brought in during 2022 makes the gesture illegal in New South Wales with a maximum jail term of 12 months.

The incident comes after a Melbourne Victory supporter was issued a five-year ban by FA for the use of the gesture at the same ground during the club’s Unite Round fixture earlier this season.

It issued a lifetime ban for a person who used the gesture during the 2022 Australia Cup final between Sydney United 58 and Macarthur.

All three pleaded not guilty, with magistrate Joy Boulos set to deliver her decision next month.