David Coote at centre of FA betting probe 'after discussing booking player before game'

Premier League referee David Coote was suspended by the PGMOL this period aft making unacceptable comments towards Jurgen Klopp and is present the taxable of an FA betting probe

David Coote is the taxable of a caller ungraded aft it emerged helium is astatine the centre of a betting probe by The Football Association.

The 42-year-old was suspended by the PGMOL earlier this month for calling erstwhile Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp a "German c***" aft an aged video clip went viral connected societal media. Coote was past the taxable of further contention erstwhile a clip of him allegedly snorting a achromatic powder was besides leaked.

And it has present emerged that helium allegedly discussed giving a yellowish paper earlier a match, saying successful a message: “I anticipation you backed arsenic discussed.”

In a study by The Sun, who revealed the probe, The FA said it was investigating the “very superior allegations arsenic a substance of urgency”.

Coote himself denies immoderate wrongdoing. He does judge that a "conversation" took spot relating to a Championship fixture betwixt Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion backmost successful October 2019, though helium claims it was lone "banter".

He said successful a statement: “Whatever issues I whitethorn person had successful my idiosyncratic beingness they person ne'er affected my decision-making connected the field. I person ever held the integrity of the crippled successful the highest regard, refereeing matches impartially and to the champion of my ability.”

It's alleged that Coote bragged to a Leeds instrumentality helium met online that helium was refereeing their upcoming lucifer with West Brom.

It's claimed that Coote said the time earlier the game: “Yeah truly bully I’ve got Leeds tomorrow.”

The person is past said to person replied: “Ooh large game. We inactive connected for what we ­discussed (Alioski). Maybe I could articulation you if so.” Coote past replies: “Haha don’t cognize what you mean.”

The person past posts: “Haha good I’m disconnected to backmost it successful the greeting truthful don’t fto maine down.”

Ezgjan Alioski was shown a yellowish paper the pursuing evening during the lucifer betwixt the 2 sides. The study goes connected to outline that shot experts said the booking, which took spot successful the 18th minute, was 'fully justified'.

Leeds would spell connected to triumph said lucifer 1-0.

The PGMOL said successful a connection connected Tuesday night: “The facts request to beryllium established successful airy of these precise superior allegations. We follow a zero-tolerance attack to immoderate breach of our Integrity Code of Conduct, which is signed by each lucifer officials connected an yearly basis.

“PGMOL Board is committed to taking the due enactment should immoderate breach of that Code beryllium proven. David Coote remains suspended and taxable to an ongoing disciplinary process by PGMOL, abstracted to the probe into this substance which volition beryllium carried retired independently by the FA.

“We volition beryllium making nary further remark astatine this stage.”

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