Premier League referee David Coote is facing the sack over a video that appears to show him repeatedly branding Jurgen Klopp a “c---” after helping officiate a Liverpool match.
Coote has been suspended by Professional Game Match Officials Ltd following the emergence of two clips in which he purportedly also calls Klopp “f------ arrogant” during an exchange with another man.The organisation said in a statement: “David Coote has been suspended with immediate effect pending a full investigation. PGMOL will be making no further comment until that process is complete.”
Asked by his companion what he thinks “of the Liverpool game earlier when you were fourth official”, the man in the video replies: “Liverpool were shit”.He is then asked what he thought of Klopp, to which he answers: “C---. Absolute c---.” This is echoed by his companion, who says: “He’s a Premier League referee. Let’s not f------ ruin his career. Like, 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------ legend.”
After the final whistle of that game, Klopp and full-back Andy Robertson went onto the pitch to remonstrate angrily with Coote and his assistants. He added: “We were angry with the referee but we have to criticise ourselves first for not finishing the game”. During last weekend’s game at Anfield, Coote appeared to indicate there had been no foul in the build-up to Liverpool’s opening goal against Villa following a last-man tackle by Leon Bailey on Mohamed Salah.Professional Game Match Officials Ltd set a precedent over videos showing referees making offensive comments six years ago when it sacked Bobby Madley for sending a clip of himself mocking a disabled person to a friend.
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