Former Premier League referee, David Coote has been issued a one year ban by the body governing football in Europe, UEFA.
The body of referees in the Premier League ( PGMOL) confirmed in December 2024 that David Coote will no longer remain a referee in England after a video of him slamming Liverpool and the club’s former manager Jurgen Klopp surfaced on social media which he decided not to appeal against.
A further video of the official allegedly snorting white powder was then shared. The incident was alleged to have taken place during the 2024 European Championships, where he was an official.
UEFA released a statement stating that David Coote violated some of its code of conduct which brought the sport to disrepute.
The statement read as follows,
“Mr David Coote Incidents and sanction: General principles of conduct, Art. 11(1) DR, Violating the basic rules of decent conduct, Art. 11(2)(b) DR, Bringing the sport of football, and UEFA in particular, into disrepute, Art. 11(2)(d) DR, Ban from exercising any UEFA refereeing activity until 30 June 2026.”
Coote is also under an FA investigation after they launched a betting probe into a Championship match between Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion in October 2019 that Coote refereed. It was alleged that Coote discussed booking Leeds star Ezgjan Alioski with a fan online before taking charge of the match. However, he has denied any wrongdoing in that particular instance.
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