FA investigating allegations ref discussed giving yellow card before match

The FA has launched an probe into allegations that suspended Premier League referee David Coote discussed giving a yellowish paper up of a match.

Mr Coote booked Leeds subordinate Ezgjan Alioski during a lucifer against West Brom successful October 2019.

The Sun claims that the time before, helium discussed carding the subordinate with a Leeds instrumentality he'd met online, past aft the crippled messaged him saying: "I anticipation you backed arsenic discussed."

Mr Coote insists thing improper took place, according to The Sun.

An probe has present been opened to get to the bottommost of the claims surrounding the already suspended referee.

Previously, a video emerged showing Mr Coote snorting a achromatic powder.

That came aft different video showed Mr Coote successful a foul-mouthed rant astir Liverpool FC and their then-boss Jurgen Klopp.

After the astir caller allegations, a spokesperson for Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL) told Sky Sports News: "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."

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They added: "We volition beryllium making nary further remark astatine this stage."