The controversial English referee David Coote has lost his job as a football referee.
Like the responsible organization PGMOL announced that the contract with the 42-year-old has been terminated with immediate effect. This is how she reacted Professional Game Match Officials Limited on the results of an investigation into Coote.
It found that his actions constituted a serious breach of the terms of his contract. His position will therefore be “deemed untenable”. The decision could be appealed.
Two videos in circulation
Coote had previously been suspended. The background is, among other things, a video in which he speaks contemptuously about the former Liverpudlian Coach Jürgen Klopp is said to have said this. Another video also circulated in which a man can be seen snorting a white powder. The man’s identity is not clear.
The newspaper report “Sun” According to him, the video was made during the European Football Championship in Germany. Coote worked on the team of referees for the video evidence at the European Championships. Among other things, he was an assistant during Germany’s round of 16 against Denmark Video assistant referees in use.
UEFA is also investigating Coote
The English referee organization PGMOL then initiated an investigation against Coote. UEFA also suspended the 42-year-old and initiated an investigation by an ethics and disciplinary inspector. This is about possible violations by the Brit of the disciplinary rules of the continental association.
Klopp clashed with Coote several times during his time at Liverpool. Among other things, he accused the referee of mistakes last season after Coote in Liverpool’s game against arsenal was used as a video assistant. Years earlier, Klopp had joined the Merseyside derby against Everton also complained about the video assistant Coote because he did not intervene in an alleged foul by goalkeeper Jordan Pickford on Liverpool’s defense chief Virgil van Dijk.