UEFA also announced that it had launched an investigation into the English referee David Cootewho ended up in the storm for another video in which he appears to be using cocaine. A film shot during the European Championship, in particular after the quarter-final match between Portugal and France: “A UEFA ethics and disciplinary inspector has been appointed to assess a potential breach of UEFA disciplinary rules by Mr David Coote” , UEFA says in a statement.
Coote worked as a video review specialist during Euro 2024. The match officials stayed in a hotel near Frankfurt and the video in which Coote is seen snorting a white powder using an American banknote was filmed in the hotel room .
Coote was suspended on Monday by the PGMOL, the body responsible for refereeing English professional football matches, after another video circulated in which he made offensive comments towards former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp. The English FA has also launched investigations. UEFA has already suspended Coote by not appointing her for the Nations League matches scheduled for the next few days.
BREAKING: UEFA has confirmed it is investigating referee David Coote 🚨 pic.twitter.com/SERZJfGkWP
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