The figure in the clip, who says Liverpool vice-captain Milner was “alright”, adds: “My god, German c—. F— me.”
The person next to him then concludes: “Long story short: Jürgen Klopp’s a c—, Liverpool are all f—— b—ends and we hate Scousers.”
In a second clip, the man purporting to be Coote says: “Like, just to be clear, that f—— last video can’t go anywhere. Seriously.”
This is echoed by his companion, who says: “He’s a Premier League referee. Let’s not f—— ruin his career. Like, let’s face it, we’re good blokes but we can’t ruin a bloke’s career. We’re not that bad. Also, he’s a f—— legend.”
Referees previously sacked
PGMOL set a precedent over videos showing referees making offensive comments six years ago when it sacked Bobby Madley for sending to a friend a clip of himself mocking a disabled person.
After briefly relocating to Norway, Madley subsequently rebuilt his career, making a Premier League comeback in 2022 and going on to continue officiating at the highest level.
Madley said in 2019 that his dismissal had “destroyed my career, my reputation and caused immeasurable damage to my family life”.
In January 2020, he said he would “give anything” to make a return to refereeing in England and described his previous role as a Premier League referee as his “dream job”.
He added: “I am not proud of my actions in 2018 and I have learned from this and feel I am a better and stronger person for it.”
Liverpool did not respond to requests for comment about Coote, who is thought to be a Notts County fan and not among a significant number of referees who appear to have some kind of allegiance to a north-west club.
His suspension over comments about Klopp and the Premier League leaders comes just over a year since the Liverpool offside goal fiasco, in which PGMOL was forced to publicly release an audio recording of a discussion by officials wrongly ruling out a Luis Díaz goal in the defeat at Tottenham Hotspur.
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