FA investigates Premier League referee David Coote over viral video criticising Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp

Referee David Coote in action during the Premier League football match between Bournemouth and Newcastle United in August. Photo: Graham Hunt/ProSportsImages/DPPI via AFP

Referee David Coote in action during the Premier League football match between Bournemouth and Newcastle United in August. Photo: Graham Hunt/ProSportsImages/DPPI via AFP

Published Nov 12, 2024

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England’s Football Association has launched an investigation after a video showing Premier League referee David Coote making derogatory comments about Liverpool and their former manager Jurgen Klopp was posted on social media.

The FA’s decision to investigate the matter comes a day after Coote was suspended by PGMOL on Monday.

In the video, an intoxicated-looking Coote can be heard saying that "Liverpool were sh*t", and that the club’s former manager Klopp was a "c*nt“.

He further goes on to say: “Aside from having a right pop at me when I refereed them against Burnley in lockdown, then he accused me of lying and then just had a right f***ing pop at me. I've got no interest in speaking to somebody who's f***ing arrogant."

An FA spokesperson on Tuesday said the body were looking into the posting of the video.

IOL Sport, additional reporting by AFP