Disgraced former Premier League referee David Coote has been charged by the Soccer Affiliation over feedback made about then Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp in July 2020.
Coote was sacked by PGMOL in November 2024 after an investigation into the video, which was posted on X to an nameless account, the place he criticised Klopp. The times that adopted noticed a sequence of additional newspaper allegations.
“It is alleged that the referee acted in an improper method and/or used abusive and/or insulting phrases opposite to FA Rule E3.1,” the FA stated in an announcement.
“It is additional alleged that this constitutes an ‘Aggravated Breach,’ which is outlined in FA Rule E3.2, because it included a reference — whether or not specific or implied — to nationality.”
Within the video, when requested a couple of Liverpool’ efficiency, Coote replied “Liverpool have been s—.”
The referee was then requested about Klopp, to which he responds: “C—, absolute c—.”
Requested why he had this opinion, Coote added: “Except for having a proper pop at me once I reffed them towards Burnley in lockdown, then he accused me of mendacity after which simply had a proper f—ing pop at me.
“And I’ve received no real interest in talking to anyone as f—ing boastful. So I do my finest to not converse to him. [James] Milner’s all proper.”
As Coote has been sacked and is not a serving official, there’s restricted scope for punishment.
Any ban would have restricted impact, although it might be dominated that it ought to solely kick in upon a possible return to the sport moderately than beginning instantly.
The FA added that it had discovered no proof of playing misconduct, as reported by The Sun in relation to a reserving for Leeds United‘s Ezgjan Alioski throughout a match towards West Bromich Albion in October 2019.
The Solar report claimed that Coote had mentioned yellow carding the participant with a fan he met on on-line, after which messaged them the next day, saying: “What a day yesterday. I hope you backed as mentioned.”
Coote has additionally been banned by UEFA till June 30, 2026 after an investigation following one other video which appeared to indicate him snorting white powder in a lodge when he was in Paris for Euro 2024 as a VAR.
Coote was banned from any UEFA refereeing exercise for violating the “primary guidelines of first rate conduct” and bringing “the game of soccer, and UEFA specifically, into disrepute.”