The PGMOL have suspended referee David Coote after a video resurfaced allegedly displaying the official labelling Liverpool “s***” and Jurgen Klopp a “c***.”
Coote has been suspended with instant impact by the PGMOL with an investigation underway into feedback he’s alleged to have made in 2020.
In a video now extensively circulated on social media and never showing to point out indicators of deepfake or AI tampering, the 42-year-old criticises Liverpool and former supervisor Klopp.
Believed to have been filmed after the 7-2 loss to Aston Villa in October 2020, it exhibits Coote being requested a collection of questions by a pal.
The complete transcript is as follows:
Pal: What did you consider the Liverpool recreation earlier, whenever you had been fourth official?
Coote: Liverpool had been s***. Like, actually s***.
Pal (interrupting): What do you consider Jurgen Klopp?
Coote: C***. Absolute c***.
Pal: Why would you say that Jurgen Klopp was a c***?
Coote: Umm. Apart from having a proper pop at me once I reffed them towards Burnley in lockdown, then he accused me of mendacity then simply had a proper f***ing pop at me, I’ve received no real interest in chatting with somebody who’s f***ing conceited. I do my finest to not communicate to him.
Coote (continued): Milner’s alright. I get on with Milner.
Pal: He will get on with James Milner!
Coote (displaying photograph of himself with Milner and Klopp): You’ll be able to see me there with masks on, Covid, received to be carried out. Social distancing, proper? We’re two metres aside.
Pal: We’ve got to social distance.
Coote: However, my god, German c***. F*** me.
Pal: Lengthy story brief. Jurgen Klopp‘s a c***, Liverpool are all f***ing b******s and we hate Scousers.
Coote (in second video): Simply to be clear, that f***ing final video can’t go anyplace. Critically.
Pal: He’s a Premier League referee, let’s not f***ing smash his profession. Let’s face it, we’re good blokes, however we are able to’t smash a bloke’s profession. We’re not that dangerous. Additionally he’s a f***ing legend.
