Suspended Premier League referee David Coote has "refuted false and defamatory allegations" after it was revealed he's 'at the centre of a betting probe'.

Premier League referee David Coote, who is currently suspended over controversial comments regarding Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool emerged, is now being investigated by the Football Association in relation to breaching betting regulations.

David Coote, the suspended Premier League referee, is at the front and centre of a Football Association (FA) gambling investigation after it has emerged that he allegedly discussed showing a yellow card before taking charge of a Championship encounter back in 2019.

David Coote, the suspended Premier League referee, is at the centre of a Football Association gambling investigation after discussing a bet on a yellow card before he took charge of a match.

The Football Association (FA) has launched an urgent investigation into serious allegations made against Premier League referee David Coote. The Sun newspaper has reported that Coote allegedly discussed a yellow card with a friend before a match between Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion in October 2019.

This comes after Coote was initially suspended after two videos in which he called former Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp a “c–t”, before another clip appeared to show him

Premier League referee David Coote has already been suspended by PGMOL over a video allegedly showing him ranting about Liverpool and branding Jurgen Klopp a 'c***'