SACKED Premier League ref David Coote has arrived at court accused of making an indecent video of a child.
The 43-year-old was charged on August 12 following a probe by Nottinghamshire Police.
David Coote has arrived at court charged with a child sex offence[/caption]
The ref was sacked in December last year[/caption]
It came after he was sacked by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) in December over an online tirade against ex-Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
Coote has now been pictured arriving at Nottingham Crown Court for a hearing.
The former ref is charged with a Category A offence, which relates to a video file recovered by officers in February 2025.
Category A is the most serious of the categories.
The offence of making an indecent image of a child refers to downloading, sharing or saving abuse photos or videos.
Coote officiated his first Premier League match in April 2018.
He went on to helm more than 100 top flight fixtures and was an official on the roster at Euro 2024 in Germany.
Coote was sacked as a referee after he was seen in leaked footage last November calling Klopp a “German c***” and referring to Liverpool as “s***”.
He said: “Aside from having a right pop at me when I was refereeing them against Burnley in lockdown, he accused me of lying and then had a right f***ing pop of me.
“I have no interest in speaking to someone who is f***ing arrogant. So I do my best not to speak to him. James Milner is all right, I get on with him.
“You can see me there with a ‘mask’ on. But, my god, German c***, f*** me.”
European football‘s governing body UEFA banned Coote until June 30, 2026.
Following his sacking, he was seen in doorbell footage delivering packages for Evri earlier this summer.
Coote officiated his first Premier League match in April 2018[/caption]
