Suspended Premier League ref David Coote’s former colleague breaks industry silence on what ‘highly-strung’ official is REALLY like, after he called Jurgen Klopp a ‘German ****’ in leaked video

03:44 EST 12 Nov 2024, updated 05:35 EST 12 Nov 2024

Former Premier League referee Peter Walton has opened up on what David Coote is really like after controversial remarks he made about Jurgen Klopp in a video went viral.

Coote has been suspended by Referees’ chiefs after footage – which appears to be from several years ago – showed him calling then-Reds boss Klopp a ‘German ****’ and ‘f***ing arrogant’.

The PGMOL (the body responsible for refereeing games in England) has launched an investigation and is looking into the possibility that it is a deep-fake or made using artificial intelligence.

Coote, 42, has now reportedly admitted it is genuine, as per The Mirror, but does not recall the contents of the entire conversation.

And Walton, who was an official in the top flight between 2003 and 2012 and now works as a refereeing analyst, has provided an insight into the 42-year-old.