REFEREE David Coote may face an unusual FA charge after his furious tirade towards ex-Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.
The shocking clip, which appears to be at least two years old, emerged showing Coote, 42, branding Klopp a ” German c**t” and Liverpool as “s**t”.
Within a couple of hours of it first being circulated publicly, it was announced the ref had been “suspended with immediate effect pending a full investigation” by the PGMOL.
Now, according to The Times, the FA will make their own separate probe for the use of the word “German” and that could lead to an aggravated misconduct charge.
That is because references to a person’s nationality can lead to stiffer sanctions.
FA rules state that an “aggravated breach” includes a reference “whether express or implied, to race and/or colour and/or ethnic origin and/or nationality”.
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An FA spokesperson said: “We are aware of the matter, and we are investigating.”
The clip could prove to be the end of Coote’s refereeing career.
SunSport understands Coote “cannot recall” abusing Klopp in the video rant.
But the Nottinghamshire official is not denying the accuracy of the footage.
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In the video circulated online, Coote also said: “Aside from having a right pop at me when I was refereeing them against Burnley in lockdown, he accused me of lying and then had a right f*****g pop of me.
“I have no interest in speaking to someone who is f*****g arrogant.
Shocking David Coote video in full
First video
First man: “What did you think of the Liverpool game earlier when you were fourth official?”
Second man (allegedly Coote): “Erm Liverpool were s***.”
First man: “What did you think of Jurgen Klopp?”
Second man (allegedly Coote): “C***, absolute c***.”
First man: “Why would you say that Jurgen Klopp is a c***?”
Second man (allegedly Coote): “Erm, 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 f***ing pop at me – and I’ve got no interest in speaking to somebody whose f***ing arrogant.
“So I do my best not to speak to him. [James] Milner is alright, I get on with Milner.”
First man: “James Milner, he gets on with James Milner.”
Second man (allegedly Coote): “You can see me there with mask on.”
First man: “Mask on, obviously.”
Second man (allegedly Coote): “Yea Covid, got to be done. Social distancing right? We’re two meters apart.”
First man: “We have to social distance.”
Second man (allegedly Coote): “Yep, so but [exhales] my God. German c***, f*** me.”
First man: “Long story short, Jurgen Klopp’s a c***, Liverpool are all f***ing b******s, we hate Scousers.”
Second video
Second man (allegedly Coote): “Right just to be clear, that f***ing last video cant go anywhere, seriously.”
First man: He’s a Premier League referee, let’s not f***ing ruin his career.
“Like let’s face we’re good blokes but we can’t ruin a bloke’s career. We’re not that bad. Also he’s a f***ing legend.”
Second man (allegedly Coote): “So, yeah.”
First man: “So lets not ruin his career.”
“So I do my best not to speak to him. James Milner is alright, I get on with him.
“You can see me there with a ‘mask’ on. But, my God, German c**t, f**k me.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
