3 days ago · Former Premier League referee David Coote has said he hid his sexuality during his career, fearing the abuse he would receive for being gay. Coote, 42, said the pressure of his work contributed to ...

3 days ago · Former Premier League referee David Coote has come out as gay in a candid interview following his dismissal by the PGMOL, where he also confessed to using cocaine as a means of coping. Coote's ...

2 days ago · Former top-flight referee David Coote has revealed his sexuality and struggles with substance abuse in a candid interview since his dismissal by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited ...

3 days ago · Former Premier League referee David Coote, who was dismissed in December, has come out as gay and admitted he turned to drugs in his first interview since being sacked by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL). In an interview with The Sun released on Monday, January 27, Coote, 42, said: "I felt a deep…

Disgraced former Premier League referee David Coote says a lifelong struggle to hide his sexuality contributed to “shameful” decisions which led to his sacking last year. Coote was in October ...

4 days ago · David Coote, the former Premier League referee sacked after making derogatory comments about ex-Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, has come out publicly as being gay and said that hiding his ...

2 days ago · Referee David Coote said a fear of coming out as gay led him to turn to drugs and added that he “was not sober” at the time of the video. PHOTO: REUTERS UPDATED Jan 28, 2025, 03:07 PM

3 days ago · David Coote has come out as gay in his first interview since he was sacked as a Premier League referee last month, with the official also admitting he used cocaine as an escape

3 days ago · David Coote has revealed he turned to drugs because he feared coming out as gay while working as a Premier League referee in his first interview since being sacked. The 42-year-old was fired in ...

2 days ago · Former Premier League referee David Coote has disclosed that he is gay and revealed a lifelong struggle with his sexuality led to ‘really poor choices’ after he was dismissed from his post ...