Premier League referee David Coote caught on camera allegedly using white powder at Euro 2024

The Sun obtained footage that shows a man using a rolled up US banknote to ingest a substance in an eight-second clip.

The report claims the video was taken on 6 July, a day after the Euro 2024 quarter-final game between Spain and Germany. Coote was part of the refereeing team that day as a support VAR official.

It also reported to have been filmed inside a Uefa-funded hotel room.

Coote was this week suspended from duty by the PGMOL pending a full investigation after a video emerged of him making derogatory comments about Liverpool and their former manager Jurgen Klopp.

In the video that went viral on Monday, Coote appeared to call Liverpool ‘s**t’ Klopp a ‘German c**t’ after a match in 2020.

A latest statement from the PGMOL said: ‘We aware of the allegations and are taking them very seriously.

‘David Coote remains suspended pending a full investigation. David’s welfare continues to be of utmost importance to us and we are committed to providing him with the ongoing necessary support he needs through this period.

‘We are not in a position to comment further at this stage.’

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