David Coote reportedly attempted to organize an upcoming “drug party” during Manchester City’s Carabao Cup defeat to Tottenham in October.
The disgraced referee, 42, allegedly sent text messages during the half-time break to arrange a narcotic-fueled meeting in a Travelodge hotel room after the game.
According the sunCoote booked a hotel room at 7:38 p.m. and sent a reservation notification to another person at 8:04 p.m., just 11 minutes before kickoff.
The latest damning allegations claim Coote messaged a friend saying “hope you’re getting ready (to meet)” during half-time of City’s 2-1 defeat to Spurs.
Coote has already been suspended by the PGMOL after a video emerged of him calling Jurgen Klopp a “German whore”, while another clip emerged of him allegedly inhaling white powder during Euro 2024, where he was an official.
David Coote allegedly attempted to organize an upcoming anti-drugs party during Manchester City’s 2-1 loss to Tottenham on October 30.
A source told The Sun: “On the day of the match he was messaging me repeatedly and wanted a drug party after he was done with Spurs (where he was fourth official).
“He didn’t book the Travelodge until just before kick-off and then sent a notification 11 minutes after kick-off. It was crazy.
‘Moments before and after he sent me messages. When he sent me a message at halftime I thought it was very surreal.
“Surely he should have concentrated on the game, not organizing drug parties.”
The source claims they eventually walked out of the meeting with Coote and the official “went crazy”, even asking for £73.99 in compensation for the booking fee.
It has been a turbulent few days since the original video of Coote calling Klopp a ‘German whore’ and Liverpool a ‘German whore’ surfaced on Monday.
He reportedly initially denied it was real before admitting it was genuine, and the PGMOL investigated the footage.
“Liverpool were shit,” Coote said in the video. ‘(Klopp is a) bastard, absolute bastard. Apart from punching me when I was refereeing against Burnley in the lockdown, he accused me of lying and then punched me.
‘I have no interest in talking to someone who is fucking arrogant. So I try my best not to talk to him. (James) Milner is fine, I get on well with him. You can see me there with a ‘mask’ on. But, my God, you German bastard, fuck me.
On Wednesday, The Sun published an eight-second clip purportedly showing Coote using a rolled-up bank note to inhale a white powder in a hot room during last summer’s European Championships.
That video is said to have been recorded on July 6, the day after the Euro 2024 quarter-final match between Portugal and France, in which Coote was a VAR support official and Michael Oliver was the referee.
It is also reported that it was filmed in a UEFA-funded hotel room. UEFA has banned him from refereeing European matches.
UEFA said on Wednesday night in relation to Coote’s past conduct: “The UEFA Referees Committee immediately suspended David Coote until further notice on 11 November when it became aware of his inappropriate behaviour.”
A PGMOL spokesperson said: “We are aware of the allegations and take them very seriously. David Coote remains suspended pending a full investigation.
‘David’s wellbeing remains of utmost importance to us and we are committed to providing him with the ongoing and necessary support he needs during this period.
“We are not in a position to comment further at this time.”