Disgraced referee David Coote has been banned from officiating in any UEFA game until the end of June 2026 after being filmed snorting cocaine during Euro 2024. Coote was sacked by the Premier League’s refereeing body PGMOL in December following the release of a video in which he used derogatory language to describe Liverpool and…
Former Premier League referee Mark Halsey claims David Coote’s sexuality was an open secret among his colleagues and says the 42-year-old deserves a second chance. Coote was sacked by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) in December after a video emerged of him using disparaging language towards Liverpool and the club’s former manager Jurgen…
Former Premier League referee David Coote has revealed that struggles with his sexuality and the “relentlessness” of the modern football calendar led him to use drugs. Coote was sacked in December after an independent investigation into his actions following the release of a video which showed him calling former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp “a German…
David Coote has admitted he turned to drugs as a result of the fear of coming out as gay as a Premier League referee in his first interview since being sacked by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL). Coote was dismissed in December after being “in serious breach of the provisions of his employment…
