Leeds break silence after shamed ref David Coote probed for booking their player after speaking about it BEFORE game

LEEDS UNITED person breached their soundlessness aft shamed referee David Coote was probed for booking 1 of their players.

The referee is astatine the centre of an FA betting probe aft it emerged helium discussed giving a yellowish paper earlier a match.

The speech happened earlier Leeds took connected West Brom successful the Championship successful October 2019.

During the game, helium booked Leeds ace Ezgjan Alioski for a foul connected Darnell Furlong.

The 42-year-old messaged pals aft the crippled saying: “I anticipation you backed arsenic discussed.”

It is understood that Coote accepts a treatment took place, but claims it was lone “banter” and thing improper took place.

Leeds has present breached its soundlessness connected the substance with the merchandise of a statement.

It read: "Leeds United are alert of allegations regarding the behaviour of a lucifer official, involving our Championship fixture v WBA successful Oct 2019.

"We respect & person afloat assurance successful the FA, EFL & PGMOL regulations & processes.

"We volition beryllium making nary further remark astatine this time."

Coote has denied immoderate wrongdoing.

There has besides been nary proposition that helium made immoderate fiscal gains.

Coote maintained his innocence connected the substance successful a connection and claimed helium has ever held the "integrity of the crippled successful the highest regard".

A connection read: “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.”

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