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The PGMOL have suspended referee David Coote over videos that have surfaced online in which he criticises Liverpool Football Club, and speaks of their then manager Jurgen Klopp in a derogatory manner. Daniel Wales reports.
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00:00Two videos that have surfaced online featuring Premier League referee David Coote have seen
00:06the official suspended by the PGMOL. The videos, which were posted by ex-user at Josh97LFC,
00:13showed Coote criticising Liverpool Football Club before speaking of their then-manager
00:17Jurgen Klopp in a derogatory manner. Coote then expressed his wish that the videos could
00:22not go anywhere. Since they were made public, the PGMOL made clear that Coote has been suspended,
00:29with the FA now confirming that an investigation has been launched. The second man in the videos
00:35appeared to support Coote when the referee asked for the videos not to be shared, but
00:39now they have come to light and created a huge headache for the refereeing body. Liverpool,
00:45the club Coote openly criticised, have not commented on the situation, nor have the PGMOL
00:50or FA beyond the announcement of the suspension and investigation into Coote's behaviour.

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