{"id":250641,"date":"2024-11-14T08:28:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T08:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/14\/pgmol-taking-new-coote-allegations-very-seriously\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T08:28:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T08:28:00","slug":"pgmol-taking-new-coote-allegations-very-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/14\/pgmol-taking-new-coote-allegations-very-seriously\/","title":{"rendered":"PGMOL taking new Coote allegations &#8216;very seriously&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Referees&#8217; body PGMOL says it is taking new allegations around Premier League official David Coote &#8220;very seriously&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coote is suspended from his role pending an investigation into a video which emerged earlier this week, in which the 42-year-old appeared to make disparaging remarks about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday the Sun newspaper published pictures it says were taken during this summer&#8217;s European Championship, alleging they appear to show Coote sniffing a white powder through a rolled up US bank note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coote was working at the Euros in his capacity as a match official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A PGMOL spokesperson said: &#8220;We are aware of the allegations and are taking them very seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;David Coote remains suspended pending a full investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;David&#8217;s welfare continues to be of utmost importance to us and we are committed to providing him with the ongoing necessary support he needs through this period. We are not in a position to comment further at this stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sun says images of Coote were sent to a friend on more than one occasion during the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BBC has not independently verified the pictures or the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BBC has approached Coote for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile European football\u2019s governing body Uefa has confirmed to BBC Sport that the official has been suspended following the appearance of the original video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uefa said on Tuesday that Coote had been withdrawn from an international commitment this week and on Wednesday a spokesperson added: &#8220;The Uefa Referees Committee immediately suspended David Coote until further notice on 11 November &#8211; in advance of the upcoming round of Uefa matches &#8211; when it became aware of his inappropriate behaviour.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Referees&#8217; body PGMOL says it is taking new allegations around Premier League official David Coote &#8220;very seriously&#8221;. 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