David Coote “deserves” to have a continued role in English football, the chairman of the Referees’ Association has said. Coote’s contract as an elite-level referee with Professional Game ...

David Coote has come out as gay in his first interview since he was sacked as a Premier League referee last month, with the official also admitting he used cocaine as an escape ...

Sources close to Coote say he is keeping an open mind about what he may look to do next. He is understood to remain confident that a Football Association investigation into messages exchanged with ...