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

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...

Uriah Rennie: First black Premier League referee dies aged 65

by Kunle Fayiga

9 June 2025

Uriah Rennie, the first black referee in the Premier League, has died at the age of 65 after suffering from a rare condition that left him paralysed from his waist down, Afrosport reports. He started refereeing in 1979 but made history in 1997 as the first-ever black referee in the English top-flight in a fixture between Derby County and Wimbledon. Rennie was then added to the...

UEFA suspends referee David Coote until June 2026

by Ibikunle Salako

28 February 2025

Former Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended until June 2026 by the European football governing body, UEFA, Afrosport reports. Coote was sacked by the Premier League Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) last December for his conduct. The body said the referee was in serious breach of his employment contract, and his actions made his position "untenable". The 42-year-old was initially suspended by PGMOL on 11...

PGMOL sack Premier League referee David Coote with immediate effect

by Ibikunle Salako

9 December 2024

Embattled Premier League referee David Coote has been sacked by the league’s Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) following an investigation into his conduct, Afrosport reports. Coote was suspended by the PGMOL last month after a video surfaced on social media showing him making derogatory remarks about Liverpool and their former manager Jurgen Klopp, with the Football Association also launching its own investigation. The 42-year-old was,...

PGMOL chief Webb expresses disapproval on West Ham penalty against Man United

by Prosper Ezurike

13 November 2024

The PGMOL's chief refereeing officer Howard Webb does not agree with Micheal Oliver's decision to award West Ham United a penalty during Erik ten Hag's final game in charge of Manchester United on October 27, Afrosport reports. The decision was awarded by Oliver who was on VAR duty after a challenge by Man United defender Matthijs de Ligt on West Ham striker Danny Ings. However, David...

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

Uriah Rennie: First black Premier League referee dies aged 65

UEFA suspends referee David Coote until June 2026

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PGMOL chief Webb expresses disapproval on West Ham penalty against Man United

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