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David Coote 'source' alleges referee hated officiating at three other stadiums as white powder video leaked

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Updated 08:37 27 Nov 2024 GMTPublished 21:11 13 Nov 2024 GMT

David Coote 'source' alleges referee hated officiating at three other stadiums as white powder video leaked

Referee David Coote has been embroiled in further controversy after a video of him snorting a white powder video was shared.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Further claims have been made about suspended referee David Coote after a video of him appearing to snort a white powder followed up a clip of him making insulting comments about Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp.

The PGMOL suspended Coote on Monday after an old video resurfaced of him calling Klopp a "German c***" and labeling the 57-year-old "f***ing arrogant", as well as branding Liverpool "s***".

He was placed on immediate suspension by the PGMOL, while the FA have also started a probe of their own into the remarks made in the clip.

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Days later, the 42-year-old has been embroiled in further controversy as The Sun shared exclusive footage of a man who they claim to be Coote, snorting a four inch line of powder with a rolled up US bank note.

The outlet said they received the eight second video from a pal of Coote's, who claimed that it was filmed in his UEFA-funded hotel room on July 6 - a day after working as a support VAR official for Spain's Euro 2024 quarter final win over Germany in Stuttgart.

David Coote has been suspended by UEFA. Image: Getty
David Coote has been suspended by UEFA. Image: Getty

The anonymous friend told The Sun that there more videos and pictures of Coote exist and also made further allegations about comments he had made.

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They claimed that the Coote considers Everton's Goodison Park to be the worst stadium to officiate because fans are regularly "shouting abuse so close to the pitch".

In addition, it was alleged that Coote, from Nottingham, also dislikes refereeing at Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium as it is “too far away” and complained he was "too big" to be taking charge of Coventry's 3-2 win over Oxford in the Championship at the Coventry Building Society Arena back in August.

Having been dropped for the next batch of international fixtures, Coote has now been officially suspended by UEFA.

Should he quit his role as a Premier League referee, he reportedly faces losing £1 million over the next few years - though there has been a suggestion that Saudi Arabia could offer him an escape route.

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SPORTbible has contacted the PGMOL for comment.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Premier League, Euro 2024

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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