LONDON — Disgraced former Premier League referee David Coote says he hid his sexuality over fears of the abuse he would receive for being gay, apologising for the actions that led to his sacking.

And that’s led me to a whole course of behaviours.” open image in gallery Former Premier League referee David Coote has disclosed that he is gay and revealed a lifelong struggle with his ...

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 ...

Former Premier League referee David Coote has come out as gay in his first interview since being sacked by the PGMOL - and admitted he has used cocaine as an escape. And now Coote has opened up on ...

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 ...

David Coote has opened up about struggling with his sexuality in the "macho world" of football, with the former Premier League referee coming out as gay. Coote was sacked by the PGMOL last month ...