Former PL referee David Coote comes out as gay and admits to ‘real struggles’

REVELATION: Former Premier League referee David Coote has come out as gay. Pic: Zac Goodwin/PA

Shamed former Premier League referee David Coote has come out as gay and revealed that a lifelong struggle to hide his sexuality contributed to the X-rated rant that saw him dismissed from his post last year.

Coote was initially suspended last October after footage emerged of him mocking ex-Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp in a video that was widely shared on social media.