Referee David Coote suspended by Premier League
Referee David Coote suspended by Premier League. The Premier League has with immediate effect today suspended referee David Coote, pending a full investigation by Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL).
This comes after the emergence of a video which appears to show him using foul language regarding Liverpool and former manager, Jurgen Klopp.
A PGMOL statement confirmed there will be “no further comment” on the matter, until the investigation process is complete.
However, the video is yet to be verified if it is genuine or not, with also the possibility of it been created using artificial intelligence or deep-fake technologies.
Should this eventually end up to be real, it would likely mark the end of Coote’s refereeing career.
It is also not known, if genuine, when the video was recorded. But David Coote has officiated at Liverpool matches on numerous occasions over the years, including the Reds’ Saturday win over Aston Villa.
In the video widely shared across social media platforms on Monday afternoon, Coote is alleged to have said:
“Liverpool were s**t”, as well as describing Klopp as an “absolute c***”.
It could be heard:
“Aside from having a right pop at me when I was refereeing them against Burnley in lockdown, he accused me of lying and then had a right f***ing pop at me.
“I have no interest in speaking to someone who is f***ing arrogant. So I do my best not to speak to him. My god, German c***, f*** me.”
The other man in the video finishes the video by saying:
“Long story short, Jürgen Klopp’s a c****, Liverpool are all f***ing bellends and we hate Scousers.”
Coote, 42, has climbed the refereeing ladder over the last 25 years. He entered the EFL pool in 2010 and was promoted to the Premier League group of referees in 2018. His highest profile game to date was the 2023 Carabao Cup final between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Wembley.
