Premier League referee David Coote was Monday suspended after a video was posted on social media showing to indicate him making derogatory remarks about former Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp.
It’s unclear when the video was made or the way it got here into circulation and Britain’s Press Affiliation stated it had not verified it.
In line with the clip, Coote stated Klopp was “boastful” and used offensive language.
The BBC stated the video appeared to seek advice from a match that Coote officiated between Liverpool and Burnley in July 2020, which completed 1-1.
Klopp criticised Coote after the match, saying the referee had been too lenient in his therapy of Burnley challenges.
Refereeing physique Skilled Recreation Match Officers Restricted (PGMOL) stated in a press release on Monday: “David Coote has been suspended with rapid impact pending a full investigation.
“PGMOL might be making no additional remark till that course of is full.”
Coote, 42, refereed Liverpool’s 2-0 win in opposition to Aston Villa on Saturday.
Klopp left Liverpool on the finish of final season after almost 9 years in cost at Anfield.
The German was important of Coote over an incident in a match in opposition to Arsenal final season by which Gunners midfielder Martin Odegaard’s handcrafted contact with the ball.
Coote, as VAR, didn’t advise on-field official Chris Kavanagh to evaluate the incident.
Klopp stated after the match: “How can a man in an workplace see that and never come to the conclusion that possibly, probably, it could possibly be definitely worth the referee having one other look?”
Coote was additionally the VAR within the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park in October 2020 when Toffees goalkeeper Jordan Pickford inflicted a season-ending damage on Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk.
Pickford was not despatched off for the problem and didn’t face retrospective motion as a result of, underneath Soccer Affiliation guidelines, that may solely occur if an incident was not seen both on the time or when it was reviewed by VAR.
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