REFFING & BLINDING

Prem official is suspended for sweary Klopp rant film

- ANDY LINES and JACOB LEEKS

PREMIER League referee David Coote has been suspended after allegedly calling Liverpool "s***** and Jurgen Klopp a "German c***" in a bombshell video.

The footage appeared to have been filmed during the pandemic and refer to the Reds' clash with Burnley in July 2020.

The video appears to show Coote sitting on a sofa when he is asked by a friend about another match: "What did you think of the Liverpool game earlier, when you were fourth official?" The referee then appears to respond: "Liverpool were s** The other man then asks: "What do you think of Jurgen Klopp?" To which Coote replies: "C***.