Disgraced former Premier League referee David Coote says a lifelong struggle to hide his sexuality contributed to “shameful” decisions which led to his sacking last year. Coote was in October ...

David Coote, the disgraced former football referee, was investigated and cleared by police in 2017 following an allegation over an indecent image in his possession. Coote pleaded guilty on Tuesday at ...

David Coote, the former Premier League referee sacked after making derogatory comments about ex-Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, has come out publicly as being gay and said that hiding his sexuality ...

Former Premier League referee David Coote has been charged with making an indecent image of a child. Nottinghamshire Police say the charge relates to a video file recovered by police officers in ...

Former Premier League referee David Coote has pled guilty to the charge of making an indecent image of a child. Coote had previously pled not guilty at a hearing in September after being initially ...

LONDON (AP) — Former Premier League referee David Coote has been banned for eight weeks and ordered to take a face-to-face education program for making offensive comments about Jürgen Klopp in a ...

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Former Premier League referee David Coote was given a suspended prison sentence on Thursday for having a sexual video of a minor on his laptop. Coote previously pleaded ...

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — English referee David Coote has been banned by UEFA until June 30, 2026, European soccer's governing body said Friday. Coote was fired by English soccer’s refereeing body in ...

LONDON — Former Premier League referee David Coote was charged by the Football Association on Tuesday for making offensive comments to friends about ex-Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp in a private ...