Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended by PGMOL due to derogatory comments made about Liverpool and their former manager Jurgen Klopp.
Premier League referee David Coote suspended after making derogatory comments about Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp
FILE - Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended pending an investigation after a video showing him making derogatory comments about Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp did the rounds on social media. Photo: Adrian Dennis/AFPPGMOL launched an investigation after a video did the rounds on social media where Coote said"Liverpool were sh*t", and he called Klopp a"c*nt“.
In a brief statement on Monday, PGMOL said: “David Coote has been suspended with immediate effect pending a full investigation. PGMOL will be making no further comment until that process is complete.” During his time as Liverpool boss, Klopp had a difficult relationship with match officials. In December of 2021, the German famously told referee Paul Tierney: “I have no problems with any referees, only you.”
And during Liverpool’s Premier League-winning 2019/20 season, he was told to “get over it” by Tierney when the referee decided against giving a free-kick after an apparent foul on Georginio Wijnaldum.at the end of last season after nine years at the club, where he delivered just one Premier League title.
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