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Referee David Coote sacked by PGMOL after Jurgen Klopp comments

Coote was found to be in serious breach of the provisions of his employment contract.

The Independent UK

David Coote: PGMOL confirm referee sacked with immediate effect after 'serious breach' of contract

Referee was initially suspended last month and has the right to appeal the termination

Evening Standard

Premier League referee David Coote sacked after leaked video

The top-flight official had been suspended pending an investigation by refereeing body PGMOL

The Independent UK

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Referee David Coote sacked after Klopp comments and second video allegations

The Premier League referee David Coote has been sacked by PGMOL, which described his position as untenable

The Guardian - UK

‘Re-refereeing the game’ - ex-ref urges Howard Webb to go ‘back to basics’ amid VAR inconsistencies

Legendary official Jeff Winter laments 'dodgy' state of officiating and calls on PGMOL head Howard Webb to make necessary adjustments

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Premier League referee under investigation over spot-fixing

It's not been a good few weeks for Premier League referees

FourFourTwo

David Coote: FA investigating claims referee discussed giving yellow card

The Football Association is investigating allegations that the referee David Coote discussed giving a yellow card before a game

The Guardian - UK

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David Coote reacts as FA investigate allegations referee discussed giving yellow card before match

The Sun claims the referee discussed with a friend booking a player before a game

Evening Standard

Steve Cooper: Referee performance in Chelsea match was ‘last thing PGMOL needed’

The Leicester boss was furious with Andy Madley’s officiating, specifically the decision not to award his side a late penalty.

The Independent UK

New video allegedly shows referee David Coote snorting white powder

The Premier League’s refereeing body has said it is aware of footage allegedly showing David Coote sniffing white powder

The Guardian - UK

Referee David Coote rejects allegations he discussed giving yellow card before match

The latest allegations come with the Premier League referee suspended after allegedly appearing in a video calling former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp a ‘c***’ and ‘f****** arrogant’

The Independent UK

PGMOL aware of video allegedly showing David Coote snorting white powder

A video appeared on the Sun’s website which it said showed Coote snorting white powder during the summer’s Euros.

The National (Scotland)

David Coote: PGMOL aware of video allegedly showing referee snorting white powder

42-year-old has been suspended following leaked video which allegedly showed him insulting Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp

Evening Standard

'Clear error': Howard Webb gives verdict on William Saliba red card in Arsenal loss at Bournemouth

The defender was at first booked before VAR intervened

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Wretched, haunted but human: David Coote was made by modern football

Refereeing is basically a nightmare now. Is it really a huge surprise a Premier League official should end up brutalised and spitting toxins on a sofa?

The Independent UK

FA investigating David Coote’s alleged remarks about Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool

PGMOL announced on Monday that Coote, 42, had been suspended pending a full investigation.

Evening Standard

David Coote 'devastated' amid investigation into Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp video

Premier League match official suspended with immediate effect after social media clip emerged

The Independent UK

Ex-Premier League refere insists David Coote’s career is not over after video controversy

Premier League official David Coote has been suspended by the referee’s body PGMOL after a video emerged in which he appears to use offensive language about Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp

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The Guardian - UK

FA launches investigation into David Coote as Webb breaks silence on video

The FA has launched its own investigation into the behaviour of the referee David Coote after remarks he made about Jürgen Klopp in a video that surfaced this week

The Independent UK

David Coote video emerged at worst possible time for referees – and club bosses know it

The referees’ body PGMOL was already an embattled organisation under scrutiny from Premier League clubs and social media conspiracies when the story broke that it was investigating one its leading officials

The Guardian - UK

Coote in the act: Halsey, Attwell and other great referee controversies

From match-fixing to an official ‘making an idiot’ of himself by celebrating, we look back at five notable incidents

The Independent UK

Andy Robertson’s furious rant at referee David Coote resurfaces

An incident from 2020 has re-emerged after official Coote was suspended by PGMOL for apparent criticism of Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool

The National (Scotland)

PGMOL suspends referee David Coote following offensive Jurgen Klopp remark

Referee David Coote has been suspended pending an investigation.

The Independent UK

Who is David Coote? Premier League referee suspended after apparent tirade against Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp

The 42-year-old referee has been suspended with immediate effect pending a full investigation

Evening Standard

Referee David Coote suspended with immediate effect as PGMOL investigate alleged anti-Liverpool video

Coote took charge of Liverpool’s win over Aston Villa on Saturday

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