Scandal about referee: David Cote Fired after Klopp insult!

Scandal about referee: David Cote Fired after Klopp insult!

Hamburg, Deutschland - David Coote, a referee of the Premier League, was released by the referee organization PGMOL with immediate effect. This was done after the publication of a video that shows him insulting comments about Jürgen Klopp, the former coach of FC Liverpool. According to media reports, Cote Klopp called "F *** Ing Arrogant" and also used derogatory expressions. The video caused a sensation about a month ago in social networks and is apparently related to a game between Liverpool and Burnley from 2020, in which Klopp criticized COOTE's referee decisions. PGMOL said Cote had violated the provisions of his employment contract, which made his job unsustainable, such as laola1.at reports .

Investigations and other allegations

The discharge follows a previous suspension COOTE that was imposed on November 11th. In addition, there was allegations of drug abuse: another video supposedly shows him to sniff a white powder. This video dates from the period after a euro 2024 quarter-final game, in which the COOTE acted as a video assistant. PGMOL emphasized that COOTE has the opportunity to make an appointment against the decision to end his job. Cote is also suspected of violating the rules of Football Association (FA) regarding betting fraud. This is about an alleged discussion about a warning of Ezgjan Alioski during a game in 2019, as nytimes.com reported.

COOTE, which has been active in the Premier League since 2018 and headed 112 games, also said that personal problems never influenced his decisions on the field. As the PGMOL announced, the integrity of the game is held up, and the ongoing studies on Cote have the stratification of allegations that may also have legal consequences in the future.