David Coote, the former Premier League referee dismissed in December 2024 after comments about Liverpool and J\u00fcrgen Klopp, has been charged with making an indecent video of a child. He was charged on Aug. 12 and is due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates Court on Thursday, Sept. 11. Coote has been released from custody on conditional bail.<\/p>\n
Coote\u2019s top-flight refereeing career was ended by Professional Game Match Officials Limited after those comments were judged a \u201cserious breach of the provisions of his employment contract.\u201d The Football Association also imposed an eight-week ban in August related to the remarks about Liverpool and Klopp.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Coote initially disputed the legitimacy of the video but later admitted it was genuine. In a lengthy interview with The Sun he acknowledged drug abuse and spoke about his struggles with hiding his sexuality. He said that he \u201cdidn\u2019t recognise\u201d himself in the video where he called Klopp a derogatory term.<\/p>\n
UEFA has already barred Coote from officiating until June 30, 2026. That suspension followed the publication of photographs showing him snorting a white powder, after he had been selected to appear as an assistant VAR official at Euro 2024.<\/p>\n
The sequence of sanctions and allegations has removed Coote from match duties at domestic and European levels while criminal procedures proceed. He faces the upcoming magistrates court hearing in September and remains on conditional bail as the legal process continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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