In the video, the 42-year-old is said to be using abusive language towards the former Liverpool manager.
Klopp left Liverpool in the summer after nearly nine years in charge of the Merseyside club.
As reported by BBC Sport, refereeing body PGMOL said the suspension was effective immediately and was pending a full investigation.
BREAKING: PGMOL confirms David Coote has been suspended pending full investigation pic.twitter.com/e2ubZy8113
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) November 11, 2024
They said in a statement: “David Coote has been suspended with immediate effect pending a full investigation. PGMOL will make no further comment until the process is complete.”
What did David Coote allegedly say in the video?
The video has been widely shared on social media, but it's unclear when it was filmed or how authentic it is.
The comments made in the video appear to refer to the Premier League match between Liverpool and Burnley in July 2020, which ended 1-1, which Coote hosted.
Klopp criticized Couto after the game, saying the referee did not give fouls for challenges on Liverpool players.
PGMOL is investigating a video circulating on social media that appears to show referee David Couto making derogatory comments about Liverpool and the club's former manager Jurgen Klopp.
He was immediately suspended pending a full investigation. #BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/WZT6dJr5VY
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) November 11, 2024
In the video, Couto is asked his opinion on the Liverpool match, in which he was just the fourth official, and appears to describe it as “shit”.
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Afterwards, when asked why he felt that way about the German, who had described Klopp in offensive terms, Coote said the German player “scored me straight when I rejected them in the game against Burnley during lockdown. '' and accused Klopp of lying.
“I'm not interested in talking to really arrogant people, so I try not to talk to them as much as possible,” Couto says.
Coote refereed Liverpool's latest Premier League game, a 2-0 win against Aston Villa on Saturday night (November 9).
