Premier League ref David Coote WON’T appeal sacking after videos emerged of anti-Klopp rant and snorting white powder
Premier League ref David Coote WON’T appeal sacking after videos emerged of anti-Klopp rant and snorting white powder
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SHAMED ref David Coote won’t appeal the decision to sack him, it emerged last night. Referees’ body the PGMOL gave him the boot this month after a probe into videos of him snorting white powder and a foul-mouthed rant about ex Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
![[Shamed ref David Coote won’t appeal the decision to sack him, it emerged last night]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2023-referee-david-coote-action-948418978_7382de.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Sources last night said the 42-year-old Premier League official had decided to accept his sacking - rather than fight to keep his old job, the Daily Mail reported. The PGMOL - Professional Game Match Officials Board - showed Coote the door after examining evidence provided by The Sun.
![[Coote was filmed branding ex-Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp a 'German c**t']](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1c8e6daa-303c-43e0-baaf-21d0a45442a4.jpg?strip=all&w=364)
We exclusively revealed a film of him snorting what appears to be cocaine during the Euros in Germany this summer. In the eight-second WhatsApp clip, he was wide-eyed as he used a rolled-up US banknote to snort a four-inch line of the substance in his Uefa-funded hotel room.
![[The top-flight ref was also filmed snorting white powder at Euro 2024]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/david-coote-alleged-cocaine-story-948899356.jpg?strip=all&w=581)
The previous day, the official had acted as a VAR for France's quarter-final shootout win over Portugal. Days before that exposé, footage emerged on social media showing him calling former Liverpool boss Klopp a “German c***”. Coote had also tried to arrange a drugs party during Tottenham’s win over Manchester City on October 30.
![[Shamed ref David Coote was seen for the first time since his sacking, as he was pictured heading to the gym]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/referee-david-coote-seen-first-956850911.jpg?strip=all&w=518)
He was the fourth official for the Carabao Cup clash. Official body PGMOL said the ref - also subject of a separate betting probe - was sacked after his actions were found to be in breach of contract. In a statement, they said: “David Coote’s actions were found to be in serious breach of the provisions of his employment contract, with his position deemed untenable.
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