David Coote: PGMOL taking new allegations around Premier League official ‘very seriously’
Coote is suspended from his characteristic pending an investigation into a video which emerged earlier this week, at some level of which the 42-year-broken-down gave the affect to accomplish disparaging remarks about feeble Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp.
On Wednesday the Sun newspaper printed photos it says had been taken at some level of this summer’s European Championship, alleging they give the affect of being to indicate Coote sniffing a white powder through a rolled up US financial institution display veil.
Coote was working on the Euros in his skill as a match legitimate.
A PGMOL spokesperson acknowledged: “We are privy to the allegations and are taking them very severely.
“David Coote stays suspended pending a fleshy investigation.
“David’s welfare remains to be of utmost significance to us and we’re committed to providing him with the continuing necessary give a enhance to he needs through this period. We are not in a situation to comment additional at this stage.”
The Sun says photos of Coote had been despatched to a buddy on better than one event at some level of the match.
The BBC has not independently verified the photos or the video.
The BBC has approached Coote for comment.
Meanwhile European football’s governing physique Uefa has confirmed to BBC Sport that the legitimate has been suspended following the look of the distinctive video.
Uefa acknowledged on Tuesday that Coote had been withdrawn from an global dedication this week and on Wednesday a spokesperson added: “The Uefa Referees Committee in the present day suspended David Coote except additional understanding on 11 November – upfront of the upcoming spherical of Uefa fits – when it grew to change into privy to his contemptible behaviour.”
