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| Sacked referee David Coote accused of making indecent image of child | |
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| David Coote is due to appear in court on Thursday | |
| Former Premier League referee David Coote has been charged with making an indecent image of a child. | Former Premier League referee David Coote has been charged with making an indecent image of a child. |
| Mr Coote, 43, was charged after an investigation by Nottinghamshire Police. | Mr Coote, 43, was charged after an investigation by Nottinghamshire Police. |
| The force said the charge related to a video file recovered by officers in February. | The force said the charge related to a video file recovered by officers in February. |
| Mr Coote, from Collingham in Nottinghamshire, was charged on 12 August and is due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Thursday. | |
| He was sacked by referees' body the PGMOL in December 2024 following an investigation into a video allegedly showing him making derogatory comments about Liverpool and the club's former manager Jurgen Klopp. | |
| The Football Association (FA) also imposed an eight-week suspension in August over the comments. | |
| In addition, the ex-official is also banned by European football's governing body Uefa until June 30 2026 after photographs emerged of him snorting a white powder through a bank note while in Germany for Euro 2024. | |
| Police said Mr Coote was currently on conditional bail. | |
| The force added the charge of making an indecent photograph related to acts such as downloading, sharing and saving material. | |
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