David Coote could yet make a return to football ... I hid my emotions as a young ref and I hid my sexuality as well - a good quality as a referee but a terrible quality as a human being.

David Coote has revealed he turned to drugs because ... "I hid my emotions as a young ref and I hid my sexuality as well - a good quality as a referee but a terrible quality as a human being.

DAVID Coote taking full responsibility for his mistakes ... but I can understand why the pressure and scrutiny of being a pro ref would cause someone to seek that kind of escape.

Former Premier League referee David Coote has come out as gay in an emotional ... I hid my emotions as a young ref and I hid my sexuality as well - a good quality as a referee but a terrible ...

SHAMED former Premier League referee David Coote has come out as gay and revealed ... “I hid my emotions as a young ref and I hid my sexuality as well — a good quality as a referee but a ...

Former Premier League referee David Coote apologised for the actions that ... "I have received deeply unpleasant abuse during my career as a ref and to add my sexuality to that would have been ...

Former Premier League referee David Coote has insisted that his drug use had no influence on his on-pitch decisions as he opened up on his sacking and why he said he is ashamed of his actions.

Coote was in October initially suspended by the referees’ body, Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), after a video of him calling ex-Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp “arrogant” and a “German ...