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Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended after a video allegedly showing him making derogatory comments about Liverpool and the club's former manager Jurgen Klopp was circulated on social media.
Refereeing body PGMOL says the suspension comes into force with immediate effect and is pending a full investigation.
The video, widely shared on social media, has not been verified by the BBC. It is unclear when it was filmed or its authenticity.
A source told the BBC that PGMOL's inquiry is treating the video as genuine.
Coote, 42, refereed Liverpool's 2-0 win against Aston Villa on Saturday. He is one of the Premier League’s most-experienced officials and has been refereeing matches in the top flight since 2018.
The video being shared appears to refer to a Premier League match that Coote officiated between Liverpool and Burnley in July 2020, which finished 1-1.
Klopp criticised Coote after the match, saying the referee failed to give fouls for challenges made on Liverpool's players.
Referees are required to inform PGMOL of the club they support.
Coote, from Nottingham, is registered as a Notts County fan and is therefore unable to officiate County or Nottingham Forest matches.
PGMOL says it will not be making further comment on the case until its investigation is completed.
BBC Sport has been told Liverpool are aware of the video but not commenting at this stage.
Speaking to BBC Sport on Monday English Football League chairman Rick Parry said: “PGMOL is dealing with it - they have suspended him - they’ve acted quickly and they will make sure they deal with it thoroughly and professionally."
What happened against Burnley?
With their first Premier League title secured, Liverpool's aims in July 2020 had switched to becoming the first club to win every single home game during the course of the season.
The Reds were on a 24-match winning run at Anfield, which had given them a 25-point lead over Pep Guardiola's Manchester City.
In addition, Klopp's side were hoping to become the second team to amass 100 points during a 38-game Premier League season, matching Manchester City's achievement in the 2017-18 campaign.
Andrew Robertson gave Liverpool the lead against the Clarets before Jay Rodriguez equalised to give the visitors a share of the spoils.
At full-time, Klopp appeared to argue with Coote and his officials on the pitch.
"The referee let lots of challenges go so it was clear that if the ball comes into the box it was dangerous. They did what they are good at and I respect that," said Klopp after the match.
"We were angry with the referee but we have to criticise ourselves first for not finishing the game."
Liverpool lost their next fixture against Arsenal, which ended their hopes of reaching 100 points.
Last edited by CAMiller; 09-12-2024 at 04:28 PM.
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All the abuse, threats and sheeeite refs get every week , then one gets caught with a comment re Klopp.
How many angry rants and tantrums did we see of him near self igniting at refs - bet he never swore once 🤔🤔🤔🤔
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Link here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQtnWER3TEU&t=74s
It's a weird video, I can't understand why he's involved or what the back story is (if it's legit - remains unverified and I gather he's said it's not real to some sources), and in all honesty he doesn't say anything which suggests he's anything other than someone who can make a really, really poor choice on what should be said to a mobile phone whilst recording. Sky have thrown up some 'questionable' decisions he was involved with but, again, two are pretty straightforward and the other is a 50/50 call - there's very little to suggest he's carried bias into games and changed them.
Seems to me that with all the managers can get away with saying, this should be a final written warning and back to work. Worth noting that after the Klopp incident, he didn't referee them for about three years (per Sky), so if there are questions about bias and influence, let's start there rather than with videos of intoxicated referees saying stupid sh**.
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Ulley, thanks for that.Originally Posted by UlleyMiller
Having viewed it, he's had a few beers by the look and sound of him and he's letting off steam as a human being, nothing wrong in that. Shame that someone filmed it all and decided to post it on the internet, some mate he is.
I wonder how long the FA keep the recordings of all games with Refs who are 'mic'd up'? Be interesting to hear the dialogue of what Klopp was saying to him at the time he reflects on.
I would expect the FA to have stern words about his social behaviour and to be careful what predicament he may put himself in but, nothing else. Maybe some managers out there might have also viewed the recording and they too might think twice about what they say to an official who's mic'd up. A lesson learned both ways wouldn't you say.
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I understand Coote has claimed the video is not genuine. I wonder if we could have an example of how corrosive AI might be!? Come to think of it, I'm surprised SE hasn't claimed his post match interviews have been produced by a Bot!!
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SE's post match interviews are produced by a Bot. A very big, huge wobbly Bot!
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Looks like he?s in more trouble. UEFA European football's governing body, has also launched its own investigation and suspended Coote.
On Wednesday, the Sun newspaper published pictures it says were taken during this summer's European Championship, alleging they appear to show Coote sniffing a white powder through a rolled up US bank note.
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Premier League official David Coote has been sacked by referees' body the PGMOL following a "thorough investigation" into his conduct.
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