David Coote: Ex-Premier League referee charged with making indecent video of a child

Coote, 43, from Newark, is due at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, September 11, for a first hearing.

The charge relates to an alleged incident on January 2, 2020, when he is accused of making a Category A indecent video of a child.

Coote was sacked by the Premier League in December 2024 after a video surfaced of him making unsavoury remarks about then-Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and working at Anfield.

The Football Association later banned him for eight weeks, ruling his comments an “aggravated breach” because of references to Klopp’s nationality. The FA confirmed at the time that separate allegations of gambling misconduct against Coote had been investigated and dismissed.

UEFA also barred him from officiating in European competition until June 2026, after another video showed him sniffing a white powder while on duty at Euro 2024.

In January this year, Coote came out as gay, telling the Sun that years of hiding his sexuality had contributed to both his rant about Klopp and his drug use.