Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended following his explicit rants towards Liverpool and its former manager Jurgen Kloop.
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Referee suspended for rants about Jurgen Kloop
Two clips were posted on X in which Coote was asked by an unidentified man for his thoughts on Liverpool.
Coote responded: “Liverpool were s—.”
The referee is then asked about Klopp, to which he answered: “C—, absolute c—.”
He added: “Aside from having a right pop at me when I was reffed them against Burnley in lockdown, then he accused me of lying and then just had a right f—ing pop at me. And I’ve got no interest in speaking to somebody as f—ing arrogant. So I do my best not to speak to him. [James] Milner’s all right.”
Coote officiated Liverpool’s 1-1 draw at home to Burnley in July 2020, which suggests that the video was filmed during COVID lockdown.
“You can see me there with [a] mask on. COVID, gotta be done. Social distancing, right? We’re 10 metres apart.”
Coote doubled down on his : “But, oh my god. German c—. F— me.”
The individual sat alongside Coote then said: “Long story short, Jürgen Klopp’s a c—, Liverpool are all f—ing bellends, and we hate Scousers.”
“Just to be clear, that f—ing last video can’t go anywhere, seriously.”
The other person then responds: “He’s a Premier League referee, let’s not f—ing ruin his career. Let’s face it, we’re good blokes but we can’t ruin a bloke’s career, we’re not that bad. Also he’s a f—ing legend. So let’s not ruin his career.”
PGMOL, FA aware of Coote’s action
The referees’ body, the Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOL), officially suspended Coote.
“David Coote has been suspended with immediate effect pending a full investigation,” it said in a statement.
“PGMOL will be making no further comment until that process is complete.”
Meanwhile, the English Football Association (FA) has stated that it is ‘aware of the matter’ and conducting its own investigation.
Coote began his refereeing career as a teenager in Nottinghamshire and was promoted to the Premier League in 2018 as a regular official.
He also officiated last year’s Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium, where
