Former Premier League referee David Coote has apologised for the actions that led to his sacking last month by English soccer's referees' body PGMOL, saying that the pressure of the job and fear of abuse due to his sexuality triggered his behaviour.Coote was fired after being suspended in November followi

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Torquay United investigate an allegation of homophobic abuse directed at the referee during their loss to Hampton and Richmond.

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Coote had been suspended on November 11 and sacked a month later after a video circulated on social media showing the official allegedly abusing Liverpool and former manager Jurgen Klopp.

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Following an investigation into a viral video involving Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp, David Coote's refereeing career came to an end in December last year when he was found to have 'seriously breached' his contract by the PGMOL

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Former Premier League ref David Coote has apologised following his comments about ex-Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.

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(Reuters) - Former Premier League referee David Coote has apologised for the actions that led to his sacking last month by English soccer's referees' body PGMOL, saying that the pressure of the job and fear of abuse due to his sexuality triggered his behaviour. Read full story

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Former Premier League referee David Coote has revealed that a lifelong struggle to hide his sexuality contributed to the X-rated rant that saw him dismissed from his post last year.

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Ex-Premier League referee David Coote comes out as gay and admits to ‘real struggles’

Sacked referee David Coote has admitted taking cocaine, as he opened up about his fear of coming out as gay in the “macho world” of the Premier League....

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David Coote reported receiving death threats and apologized for behavior that led to his dismissal from the English competition Former Premier League referee David Coote revealed that he hid his sexuality out of fear of the abuse he would receive for being gay, apologizing for the actions that led to his dismissal.
Other photos shared by the Sun newspaper in November, which the newspaper said were taken during Euroc 2024, appeared to show Coote …

David Coote relatou ter recebido ameaças de morte e pediu desculpas por comportamento que levou ao seu desligamento da competição inglesa O ex-árbitro da Premier League David Coote revelou que escondeu sua sexualidade por medo do abuso que receberia por ser gay, pedindo desculpas pelas ações que levaram à sua demissão.
Outras fotos compartilhadas pelo jornal Sun em novembro, que o jornal disse terem sido tiradas durante a Euroc 2024, pareciam mo…

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David Coote was sacked by the Premier League in December (Picture: Getty) Sacked Premier League referee David Coote has come out as gay and says he took cocaine to ‘escape’ the ‘stresses and relentlessness of the job’. Coote, 42, was sacked by referees’ body PGMOL in December following a ‘thorough investigation’ into his conduct. In a series of leaked videos, Coote was filmed making derogatory comments about Liverpool and former Anfield boss Jur…

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