Ex-Premier League referee David Coote charged with making indecent child image

Former Premier League referee David Coote has been charged with making an indecent image of a child. Coote, 43, was sacked from his officiating role in December after a video showing him making derogatory remarks about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp in 2020 came to light.

The charge of making an indecent image of a child refers to activities such as downloading, sharing or saving abuse photos or videos.

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Coote, who was charged on August 12 and is on conditional bail, is set to appear at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Thursday.

The allegation relates to a video recovered by officers from Nottinghamshire Police in February, the force said.

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Coote was also banned from officiating by European governing body UEFA until June 2026 after a different video emerged of him snorting a white powder through a bank note while in Germany for Euro 2024.

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In a January interview he came out as gay and said his struggle to hide his sexuality had contributed to bad choices.

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