Howard Webb has broken his silence over video footage purpotedly involving David Coote after the Premier League referee was suspended from duty.
Webb, who is technical director of Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), made his regular appearance on Sky Sports’ Mic’d Up show alongside presenter Leon Osman to discuss refereeing decisions.
But just over 24 hours ago on Monday, top-flight referee Coote was suspended by PGMOL pending an investigation into video footage appearing to show the 42-year-old using foul language to describe Liverpool and their former boss Jurgen Klopp.
In the leaked video footage, Coote appeared to call the Reds “s***” and Klopp a c***”.
During the show, PGMOL chief Webb chose to address Coote’s suspension immediately as the programme began, saying: “We were made aware there’s a video being circulated on social media that we are taking very seriously.
“We’ve instigated a full investigation, our referee David Coote has been suspended with immediate effect pending the outcome of that investigation.
“There’s not much more I can say at this stage until we’ve worked through that investigation.”
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