PGMOL suspend David Coote after X-RATED Liverpool rant

Tom Weber

11 Nov 2024 15:37 GMT
3 min read

Mauricio Pochettino, David Coote, Jurgen Klopp — © IMAGO

PGMOL have suspended Premier League referee David Coote for a video circulating online in which he appears to call Liverpool 'sh*t' and Jurgen Klopp a 'c*nt.'

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On Monday afternoon, a video began making the rounds on social media in which a person who appears to be Premier League referee David Coote was recorded launching an X-rated tirade against Liverpool and former manager Jurgen Klopp.

Mere days ago, Coote was in charge of Liverpool's clash with Aston Villa, with the Reds comfortably running out 2-0 victors. However, the video appears to be at least a few years old due to regular references to COVID-19 and social distancing.

In the video, Coote was asked by an unknown second person to give his thoughts on Liverpool and then-manager Jurgen Klopp, with whom he had clashed during a match.

The 42-year-old did not hold back, saying that 'Liverpool were sh*t' and proceeded to call Klopp a 'c*nt.' PGMOL are aware of the video and have launched an investigation. In the meantime, Coote has been suspended with immediate effect by the refereeing body.

“David Coote has been suspended with immediate effect pending a full investigation. PGMOL will be making no further comment until that process is complete,” an official statement read.

What did Coote say?

The video in question begins with the referee being asked what he made of Liverpool in a game for which he was the fourth official. "Liverpool were sh*t," Coote said.

Asked about manager Klopp, he thundered: "C*nt, absolute c*nt. Aside from having a right pop at me when I was reffing against Burnley in lockdown, he accused me of lying and then just had a right f*cking pop at me.

"I’ve got no interest in speaking to somebody as f*cking arrogant. I do my best not to speak to him…my god, German c*nt. F*ck me.”

During his rant, Coote showed a picture of himself standing next to then-Liverpool player James Milner and Klopp, insisting that he had no problem with Milner.

After referencing that he was masked up in the picture and ridiculing the concept of social distancing, the second person said: “Long story short, Jurgen Klopp’s a c*nt, Liverpool are all f*cking b*llends and we hate Scousers.”

Coote was well aware of what he was doing. In a second, shorter clip, he insists: "Just to be clear, that f*cking last video can't go anywhere. Seriously."

"He's a Premier League referee," the second person added, "let's not f*cking ruin his career. Like, let's face it, we're good blokes, we can't ruin a bloke's career, we're not that bad. Also, he's a f*cking legend, so let's not ruin his career."