The shameful referee David Coote is forbidden to serve in any UEFA game by the end of June 2026. After a cocaine was shot during the Euro 2024.
In December, Coote released the PGMOL PGMOL Premier League judicial body after posting a video in which he used derogatory language to describe Liverpool and their former Jurgen Klopp chief.
Another video showed that Coote snorted white powder through a bank note, for which he later admitted was a cure.
The law allegedly took place at the UEFA Hotel, the day after Coote was on VAR duty for the quarterfinals between France and Portugal.
Today, the UEFA disciplinary edition has confirmed its sanction.
It was said that he “violated the basic rules of decent behavior” and “brought a sport of football, and especially Uefa, in disrespect” and banned him for 16 months.
Coote’s wrong stress for hiding sexuality
Coote later explained that his actions caused the stress of concealing his homosexuality.
Exclusive judge David Coote opens his sexuality
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– Sun (@thesun) 28 January 2025
Said The Sun, the work that had previously revealed him: “He said,” My sexuality is not the only reason I was in that position. But I’m not telling an authentic story if I don’t say I’m a gay and that I hid the right fight with it.
“I hid my emotions as a young Ref and hid my sexuality – quality as a judge, but a terrible quality as a human being. And that led me to all behavior.”
In the video that saw him calling Klopp ac ***, he said, “I recognize that they [his remarks] It was missing from the standards expected from the highest level judge and I deeply regret to say what I said. Comments do not reflect my views on any of the individuals concerned or my wider views in general. “
Coote received the support of a former colleague
Mark Halsey, who withdrew from the Judge 2013 after the 14-year career of the Premier League, said Coote’s honesty should be recognized.
Last month, he said to the BBC Radio 5 Live: “Going out and taking complete responsibility for his actions, he does not pronounce, reports full responsibility.
“He is a human being, we all make mistakes in life. Everyone in life makes mistakes and deserve another opportunity and no one should go through what David goes through. Really, I really feel about him. When the judges gather, we all said things about players or managers.”
Coote received threats on the net, and Halsey said he could sympathize after he also suffered in the hands of the trolls during his career.
“He made some mistakes and does not deserve death threats,” he added. “Before the death threat, I had against my family, a wife who struggled with Leukemia. They wanted to see us dead with a cancer who returned. Some things they wanted to do to my young daughter were just terrible.”
‘We all knew about David’s sexuality’
Asked what the reaction would be if Coote came out like gay while still judged, Halsey said, “It should be very difficult. It should not be like this. We all knew [fellow referees] about David’s sexuality. That didn’t bother us. He was a human being, he was a nice person, so what about his sexuality. So what? Everything is in sharing love and understanding of people and what they go through.
“The company stinks today and it is good that David has received his friends and family to show him love and socializing he needs to spend him through this. I hope Pgmol helps him through this.”
