David Coote has hit back at allegations that surfaced last night, claiming he discussed booking a player before he refereed a match five years ago.
Coote is currently suspended by referees' chiefs after a leaked video circulated online earlier this month where he was alleged to have called former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp a ‘German ****’ and the Anfield club ‘s***’.
The refs’ body is also looking into a video of a man alleged to be Coote snorting a white powder in a hotel room during last summer’s Euros, at which he officiated.