Former Premier League referee David Coote has been charged by the Football Association for comments made astir ex-Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp during a video that was leaked connected societal media.
The 42-year-old was suspended connected 11 November 2024 aft a video showed him making derogatory comments astir Klopp and Liverpool.
Coote was sacked by the Premier League referees' assemblage Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) successful December 2024 pursuing a "thorough investigation" into his conduct.
The FA has present charged Coote successful narration to regularisation E3.1, which alleges helium acted successful an improper mode and/or utilized abusive and/or insulting words.
It says notation to Klopp's nationality successful the video constituted an "aggravated" breach.
However, Coote has been cleared of immoderate gambling misconduct pursuing claims that the referee had discussed issuing a yellowish paper to a player anterior to a match.
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