VIDEO : Organiser Plays Down Robbie Williams' Obscene Gesture At World Cup

On Friday, one of the directors of the World Cup opening ceremony in Russia downplayed an obscene gesture made by Robbie Williams at the event.
Reuters reports that in the midst of his glitzy 15-minute pre-match show Thursday at Moscow?s Luzhniki stadium, William?s raised his middle finger to a camera when it zoomed in on him.
The show?s co-director, Ilya Averbukh, was quoted by the RIA news agency, saying ?I can?t imagine what Robbie Williams meant by that gesture. As the choreographer, I didn?t put it in there.?
Averbukh said he does not believe Williams? gesture was meant to insult Russians.