Referee David Coote sacked after Klopp comments and second video allegations
He was suspended over foul-mouthed Klopp remarksVideo allegedly showed him snorting white powder
The Premier League referee David Coote has been sacked after videos revealed him making foul-mouthed comments about Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool and allegedly showed him sniffing what appeared to be white powder.
Professional Game Match Officials Ltd said within hours of the first video’s emergence on 11 November that Coote had been suspended pending an investigation and on Monday it said his position had been deemed untenable. Coote was also removed from duty at the time by Uefa and is being separately investigated the Football Association over his comments about Klopp.
