Premier League Referee David Cotte Officially Fired, Files With Jurgen Kloop And Liverpool

JAKARTA - Premier League referee David Cotte has been fired in connection with ridicule against Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp as well as several other cases.

PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited), the agency responsible for being a match referee in English professional football, announced the sacking on Monday, December 9, 2024, local time.

PGMOL said that Cotte was expelled on the grounds of committing serious violations of his contract.

Cotte has been investigated after a leaked video showed him in full omelan swearing about Liverpool and former manager of the Reds, Jurgen Klopp.

He is also being investigated by UEFA after a video published by The Sun allegedly showed him breathing white powder while on duty at Euro 2024.

"After the conclusion of a thorough investigation into David Cotte's behavior, his work with PGMOL has been discontinued today immediately."

"Tindakan David Cotte dianggap sebagai pelanggaran serius terhadap ketentuan kontrak kerja, dengan posisinya dianggap tidak dapat dipertahankan."

"Support to David Cotte continues to be important for us. We remain committed to his well-being."

"David Cotte has the right to appeal the decision to terminate his employment relationship," PGMOL said in a statement.

Sources of information told ESPN that Cotte was not fired because of his behavior in direct contact with the Klopp incident or video when he was on duty at UEFA.

However, he was expelled for his general behavior, which was deemed to have fallen below the expected standard.

Cotte is also being investigated by the English Football Association (FA) after he allegedly discussed giving him a yellow card before the match.

The investigation refers to the match between Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion in October 2019.

Cotte gave Leeds player Ezgjan Alioski a yellow card in the match. There is no indication of a violation in the awarding of the card.