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Premier League referee Coote suspended after video shows him abusing Liverpool, Klopp

Referee David Coote awards a penalty to West Ham United during their English Premier League match against Manchester United at the London Stadium in Britain on October 27, 2024



Photo credit: Tony O Brien | Reuters

By  Reuters

What you need to know:

  • Coote, 42, officiated Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Aston Villa on Saturday and has been a match official in the Premier League since 2018.
  • The video in question seems to refer to a Premier League game that Coote refereed between Liverpool and Burnley in July 2020, which ended in a 1-1 draw. Klopp publicly criticised Coote after the match, accusing him of not penalising tackles made on Liverpool's players.

London

Premier League referee David Coote was suspended by the PGMOL referees' body on Monday pending a full investigation after a video circulated on social media showing the official allegedly abusing Liverpool and former manager Juergen Klopp.

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