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PGMOL

  • Ref Coote won’t appeal contract termination

    Sport

    David Coote will not appeal against the termination of his contract by referees’ body PGMOL, PA reports. Coote was sacked earlier this month after the emergence of a video in which he made derogatory remarks about Liverpool and their former manager Jurgen Klopp. Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) said that a thorough investigation had [...]

    David Coote will not appeal against the termination of his contract by referees’ body PGMOL, the PA news agency understands.
  • Premier League referee Coote sacked after X-rated Klopp diatribe

    Sport

    Premier League referee David Coote has been sacked by officials’ body PGMOL after an investigation found him to be “in serious breach” of his contract. It comes four weeks after he was suspended following the emergence of a video in which Coote made highly derogatory remarks about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. Days later further [...]

    Premier League referee David Coote has been sacked by PGMOL following an investigation into alleged comments about Jurgen Klopp
  • Embattled ref ‘strongly denies’ spot-fixing claims after FA launches probe

    Sport

    Under-fire Premier League referee David Coote has strongly denied an allegation of spot-fixing that is being investigated by the Football Association. Coote – already suspended by referees’ body PGMOL for unguarded comments he appeared to make about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp – refutes the claim that he issued a premeditated yellow card in a [...]

    Premier League referee David Coote has been sacked by PGMOL following an investigation into alleged comments about Jurgen Klopp
  • Premier League referee David Coote appears to call Klopp ‘German c***’

    November 11, 2024

    Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended after appearing to call Jurgen Klopp a “German c***”. In an as yet unverified video the football official appeared to call the former Liverpool manager a “German c***” and the club “shit”. He refereed Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday. A PGMOL statement read: “David [...]

  • Ahead of the Game: Yorkshire land financial boost from Castore deal

    October 2, 2024

    Yorkshire have agreed a multi-million pound kit deal with Castore in a major boost for the cash-strapped county.  The five-year contract is the first significant commercial deal brought to the club since their leadership was overhauled following the return of Colin Graves as chairman in February. Graves has yet to secure the £4m outside investment [...]

  • Forest double down and demand refereeing rule changes from PGMOL

    April 22, 2024

    Nottingham Forest doubled down on their discontent with the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) last night, demanding rules must be changed to stop officials from working on matches which involve teams battling for league position with clubs they support. It comes after the Premier League club accused VAR Stuart Attwell of being “a Luton [...]

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