Premier League Referee David Coote Suspended After Alleged Rant At Liverpool And Jurgen Klopp

Coote has been accused of calling Klopp a “German c**t” and the Reds “s**t”

London, England, 27th October 2024. Referee David Coote during the Premier League match at the London Stadium / IMAGO / Sportimage

The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) has launched an investigation into a video circulating online that appears to show Premier League referee David Coote making explicit remarks about Liverpool and former manager Jurgen Klopp.

Coote is seen calling Klopp a “German c**t” and the Reds “s**t” after the footage emerged on social media on Monday.

Asked by a friend for his opinion of Klopp, the person alleged to be Coote says: “Aside from having a right pop at me when I reffed them against Burnley in lockdown, then he accused me of lying and then just had a right fucking pop at me.

'I’ve got no interest at speaking to someone who’s f**king arrogant. So I do my best not to speak to him … My God, German c**t, f**k me.”

“Long story short: Jürgen Klopp’s a c**t, Liverpool are all f**king bellends and we hate Scousers.”

“Just to be clear, that last video can’t go anywhere, seriously..

The friend says: “He’s a Premier League referee, let’s not ruin a bloke’s career. We’re not that bad.”

Coote was in charge of Saturday's Premier League clash between Liverpool and Aston Villa on Saturday.

The Reds secured a 2-0 win over Villa to extend their lead at the top of the league table heading into the international break.

Coote has now been suspended with immediate effect.

A statement from the PGMOL read: "David Coote has been suspended with immediate effect pending a full investigation.

"PGMOL will be making no further comment until that process is complete."