He was suspended yesterday by the football body
UEFA are investigating David Coote over a potential violation of disciplinary regulations.
This comes after a video was released yesterday which appeared to show the referee snorting white powder with a bank note.
This comes after the PGMOL and UEFA suspended Coote in the past few days following a video circulating social media appearing to show the Premier League referee making choice remarks towards Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp.
It is not known when the video was recorded, or the context of the video.
UEFA said in a statement: “A UEFA Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector has been appointed to evaluate a potential violation of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations by the referee, Mr. David Coote. Further information regarding this matter will be made available in due course.”
PGMOL, the refereeing body for English football, on Wednesday confirmed that it was aware of the second video published.
A PGMOL spokesperson said: “We aware of the allegations and are taking them very seriously. David Coote remains suspended pending a full investigation. David’s welfare continues to be of utmost importance to us and we are committed to providing him with the ongoing necessary support he needs through this period. We are not in a position to comment further at this stage.”
