A new video has emerged involving suspended Premier League referee David Coote which appears to show the English official sniffing a suspicious white powder through a rolled-up note while working at Euro 2024 this summer.
The footage was believed to have been taken on July 6, a day after the Euro 2024 quarter-final clash between Spain and Germany, where Coote acted as a support VAR official.
The 42-year-old is believed to have sent the clip to one of his friends and filmed himself sniffing the suspicious white powder in a UEFA-funded hotel room he used during the tournament in Germany.
On the bedside table alongside the powder are scattered packets of prescription drugs, a credit card, and the Terry Hayes novel The Year of The Locust. This paints a very bad picture for the English official after already landing himself in hot water this week.
According to Sky Sports, the PGMOL have confirmed that they are aware of the new video of Coote and the refereeing body are likely to launch an investigation into its legitimacy.
The PGMOL have also acknowledged the referee’s welfare during a tough week for the Premier League official and will continue to provide him with support throughout the process.
The Premier League career of David Coote is now in serious doubt
This new footage puts the continuation of David Coote’s career in serious doubt after the events of this week.
Footage surfaced on social media on Monday afternoon showing the 42-year-old making disparaging remarks about Liverpool and their former manager Jürgen Klopp, just days after the referee was the man in the middle for the Reds’ 2-0 win over Aston Villa at Anfield.
The video showed Coote stating that Liverpool played “s**t” in a game that he was at and that Klopp is a “c**t” after a recent incident with the German coach.
This video is currently being investigated by the PGMOL and resulted in Coote being suspended by the organisation.
The new clip will certainly decrease the chances of a positive outcome for the English official, who is likely to know his faith before the Premier League gets back underway after the international break.
official with this track record can easily be tempted to do the NO NO things in officiating hence he can go and ref in 3rd world countries.
I can not believe that people have been saying give him a chance. To me it is not the fact he slagged off LFC, hey who hasn’t, we are thick skinned but using racist language to describe Klopp is totally unacceptable. Some are saying he could drop down the leagues, total rubbish, there are German and other nationalities playing there who may also have been offended. My usual philosophy is what happens behind closed doors is one thing, as we can plead ignorance, however, when it is blasted all over social media, how can you believe he is impartial. Do not forget the Arsenal Handball & the Pickford challenge on VVD both came AFTER that Burnley game and this video, also remember Howard Webb came out and stated that it should have been handball and should have been a Pickford red, so by openly going against his decisions certainly casts a lot of doubt on his impartiality. And now to top it off, there is now another video allegedly showing him Snorting a White Powder substance. Players and Managers receive Bans and Fines just for saying the ref had a bad game so if the PGMOL do give him a second chance then these refs who are already more protected than keepers will now consider themselves as Gods and totally untouchable.
At least he can run away to Saudi like Andy Gray and the other one as they have no moral compass and anything seems to be acceptable.