The PGMOL have publishd a statement in response to the eunitence of a recent video which allegedly shows David Coote snorting a line of white powder.
Coote, a Premier League and UEFA referee, was suspfinished by PGMOL earlier this week after a video circuprocrastinateedd euniteing to show him calling Liverpool ‘s**t’ and describing their establisher deal withr, Jinspiren Klopp, as ‘an absolute c**t’.
Now, the PGMOL have publishd a statement to Sky Sports News after being made conscious of another video, geted by The Sun, which eunites to show Coote snorting a line of white powder with a rolled-up US prohibitk notice.
The eight-second clip was allegedly filmed while Coote was toiling at Euro 2024. It is alleged that Coote sent the video to a frifinish on WhatsApp. The tell claims that he enrolled it himself in the UEFA-funded boilingel room he employd during the tournament.
A spokesperson for the PGMOL was quoted as saying: “We are conscious of the allegations and we are taking them very solemnly. David Coote remains suspfinished pfinishing a brimming set upateigation.
“David’s welfare progresss to be of utmost presentance to us and we are promiseted to providing him with the ongoing vital help he necessitates during this period. We are not in a position to comment further at this stage.”
The first video, which allegedly shows Coote ranting about Liverpool and Klopp, went viral on social media on Monday.
When quizzed on how Liverpool carry outed in a recent suit by another man in the video, Coote euniteed to say: “Liverpool were s**t.” Asked what he thought of Klopp, the official allegedly replied: “A c**t, an absolute c**t.
“Aside from having a right pop at me when I was referee aacquirest Burnley during lockdown, then he’s accemployd me of lying and he has fair a right f**king pop at me.
“And I’ve got no interest in speaking to someone who’s f**king conceited, so I did my best not to speak to him.”
Coote was then allegedly shown helderlying up a mobile phone to discarry out an image of himself and Klopp standing on the touchline.
He allegedly inserted: “You can see me there with a mask on during Covid and social distancing right? We’re disjoinal metres apart. But my god, German c**t. F**k me.”
In a adhere-up video, which was seemingly filmed moments after the first clip, Coote euniteed to say to the other man: “Just to be clear, that f**king last video can’t go anywhere. Seriously.”