Sacked Premier League referee David Coote ‘could make a sensational return to football’ – just two months after videos emerged of him snorting powder and insulting Jurgen Klopp

  • Former top referee David Coote gave an emotional interview this week
  • Coote revealed that he had turned to drugs because of the fear of coming out as gay
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Former Premier League referee David Coote could, according to a report, get a new role in football.

Coote was rejected as a Premier League referee in December 2024 after the rise of videos earlier in the year in which he saw ex-Livepool boss Jurgen Klopp called ‘a German ****’.

Images also came forward and claimed to show that he sniffs a white powder through a rolled up banknote.

It was apparently taken during the European Championship of the Summer. The PGMOL found Coote’s actions as a Premier League officer ‘Unstopible’ and the organization under the leadership of Howard Webb ended his employment with immediate effect.

This week, in an interview with SunCoote revealed that he turned to drugs for fear of coming out as gay in the ‘Macho world’ of the Premier League.

The same exhaust valve now claims that the 42-year-old could make a sensational return to football as a VAR instructor.

David Coote could be set for a quick return to football at top level according to a recent report

In one leaked video, Coote made contemptuous comments about ex-liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp

In one leaked video, Coote made contemptuous comments about ex-liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp

Coote publicly ended up in an interview with the sun and apologized for his actions

Coote publicly ended up in an interview with the sun and apologized for his actions

A source close to the former Premier League officer is quoted: ‘He can still continue with all the other referees and I saw him play a role somewhere. He would be perfect as a var expert or expert. ‘

In his emotional interview this week, Coote explained how shame about his sexuality led to a fight with drugs and admitted that he had used them as an escape.

“I felt a deep feeling of shame during my teenage years in particular, he said. ‘I only came to my parents until I was 21. I only came to my friends at 25.

‘My sexuality is not the only reason that led me to be in that position. But I don’t tell an authentic story if I don’t say that I am gay, and that I have had real struggles to hide that.

‘I hid my emotions like a young ref and I also hide my sexuality – a good quality as a referee but a terrible quality as a person. And that led me to a whole course of behavior. ‘

However, he was quickly confronted with criticism from the former international English international and a homosexual athlete, who accused him of performing the explosive Tell-All for the wrong reasons.

“David Coote who opened up about his sexuality and the timing really disturbs me because it has 0 to do with his actions and why he was fired,” Sanderson posted on X.

‘We all undoubtedly make mistakes, but this is just downright wrong and things like this make it harder for people in our community to be accepted and taken seriously! It has the opposite effect [sic].

Coote said he felt a deep feeling of regret and did not recognize himself in the videos

Coote said he felt a deep feeling of regret and did not recognize himself in the videos

The 42-year-old took the lead for 112 Premier League matches during his time as a top-flight ref

The 42-year-old took the lead for 112 Premier League matches during his time as a top-flight ref

“Do the interview if you want, but then let go in different parts.”

Coote was suspended by the PGMOL on November 11 and only a few days later the sun released a video of him that is said to have a white substance sniffed during the official on Euro 2024. This led to a new UEFA study.

He said that he was in an ‘incredibly dark place’ since the images were published and confirmed that the power he had sniffed cocaine was.

“I don’t recognize myself in the cocaine video,” Coote added. ‘I can’t resonate with how I felt then, but that was me. I struggled with the schedule and there was no opportunity to stop. And so I was in that position and escaped. ‘