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David Coote: PGMOL suspends referee amid Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp viral video

Former Premier League referee David Coote was handed a suspended prison sentence on Thursday after pleading guilty to a charge of making an indecent image of a child, Afrosport reports. The 43-year-old was dismissed last year by English football ‌referee body, PGMOL, after a video circulated on social ‌media of him making derogatory comments about former Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp. Further investigations showed he downloaded a...

David Coote pleads guilty to making indecent image of child

by Kunle Fayiga

15 October 2025

Former Premier League referee David Coote has pleaded guilty to making an indecent image of a child at Nottingham Crown Court on Tuesday, Afrosport reports. The 43-year-old was given the charge back in August following an investigation by Nottinghamshire police over allegation of a category A video which relates to the downloading, sharing and saving material, and is considered the most serious type of crime of...

Coote: Ex-Premier League referee denies charge of making indecent video of a child

by Kunle Fayiga

11 September 2025

Former Premier League referee David Coote pleaded not guilty to making an indecent image of a child after appearing at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Thursday, Afrosport reports. Nottinghamshire Police confirmed on Wednesday that the 43-year-old was charged over the allegations relating to a video recovered by police in February which is considered the most serious of the categories of offences. Coote has now been granted conditional...

Former Premier League referee Coote banned by FA for Klopp video

by Bayo Adegboyega

12 August 2025

Former Premier League referee David Coote has been handed an eight-week suspension by the Football Association for comments made about ex-Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on social media, Afrosport reports. The FA found the 43-year-old guilty of an "aggravated breach" of their rules due to his reference to Klopp’s nationality in the footage. The video, originally filmed around July 2020 shortly after the first UK COVID-19 lockdown,...

Ex-Premier League referee Coote charged by FA over Klopp comments

by Kunle Fayiga

17 June 2025

Former Premier League referee David Coote has been charged by the Football Association over comments he made about previous Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, Afrosport reports. Coote was dismissed by Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) last December after a video surfaced online of him making offensive remarks about Klopp in July 2020. The 42-year-old is also facing allegations of gambling misconduct which he has denied and...

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