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  • Ref Coote won’t appeal contract termination

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    David Coote will not appeal against the termination of his contract by referees’ body PGMOL, PA reports. Coote was sacked earlier this month after the emergence of a video in which he made derogatory remarks about Liverpool and their former manager Jurgen Klopp. Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) said that a thorough investigation had [...]

    David Coote will not appeal against the termination of his contract by referees’ body PGMOL, the PA news agency understands.
  • Premier League referee David Coote appears to call Klopp ‘German c***’

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    Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended after appearing to call Jurgen Klopp a “German c***”. In an as yet unverified video the football official appeared to call the former Liverpool manager a “German c***” and the club “shit”. He refereed Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday. A PGMOL statement read: “David [...]

    Premier League referee David Coote has been sacked by PGMOL following an investigation into alleged comments about Jurgen Klopp

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