Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended over a leaked video that appears to show him making derogatory comments about Liverpool and the club's former manager Jurgen Klopp.

UEFA have appointed an ethics and disciplinary inspector to evaluate whether English referee David Coote had violated their disciplinary regulations, Europe's soccer governing body said on Thursday. C

A UEFA ethics and disciplinary inspector has been appointed to evaluate a potential violation of the UEFA disciplinary regulations by the referee, Mr. David Coote,” UEFA said in a statement. Coote worked as a video review specialist at Euro 2024,

The Football Association (FA) has launched its own investigation after a video appeared to show Premier League referee David Coote criticising former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. The PGMOL — the body responsible for officials in English football — suspended Coote with immediate effect on Monday after two videos were shared to social media that allegedly capture him calling Klopp a “German c***”.

English soccer referees' body the PGMOL said on Wednesday it was taking new allegations against David Coote very seriously and European soccer body UEFA said it had suspended the Premier League referee.

A former Nottinghamshire country cricketer has been suspended by his employers after allegedly appearing in the video in which Premier League referee David Coote called former Liverpool FC manager Jurgen Klopp a “c***” and “f****** arrogant”.