Liverpool FC News: David Coote RESPONDS to LEAKED video allegations

David Coote has responded after a video leaked appearing to show him disparaging Liverpool. The referee is now suspended by the Premier League.

David Coote is under investigation by the Premier League after a video leaked that appears to show him insulting Liverpool. The referee has been suspended pending that investigation.

Coote allegedly says that Liverpool are 's***' in the video, along with calling Jurgen Klopp a 'German c***'. Another man in the video declares that 'we hate Scousers'.

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Coote has had plenty of run-ins with Liverpool over the years, having overseen a series of shocking decisions against the Reds. There has long been a suspicion of some sort of agenda on his part - and this video, if real, vindicates a lot of fans' feelings.

David Coote responds

The Mirror reports that while Coote originally claimed the man in the video wasn't him, he's now admitted that it is. This is after the Premier League had 'tech experts' analyse the video as a possible deepfake.

In a bizarre twist, however, Coote says he doesn't remember making that video. That's a curious claim, given the man in the video plainly knows he's on camera and even addresses the video at one point, saying it mustn't get out.

But it has. If that truly is Coote, then this is a scandal. Liverpool are yet to respond as they're waiting on evidence of authenticity.

You can expect this one to run for a bit longer, then.

The next steps will be about truly verifying that it is Coote in that video. Given the history with Liverpool, it's a terrible look if it is in fact him.

The Mirror understand that it very much is.

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