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David Coote has opened up about struggling with his sexuality in the "macho world" of football, with the former Premier League referee coming out as gay.
Coote was sacked by the PGMOL last month after a video emerged that showed him calling Liverpool "s***" and describing Jurgen Klopp a "German c***".
Another video of him snorting cocaine also circulated and Coote has admitted he turned to the drug to "escape".
He told the Sun: "I've had issues around my self-esteem — and that relates to my sexuality.
He then describes Klopp as a “c***”, and, asked why he felt that way, Coote says the German had “a right pop at me when I reffed them against Burnley in lockdown” and had accused him of lying.
“I have got no interest in speaking to someone who’s f****** arrogant, so I do my best not to speak to him,” Coote said.
Later in the video, Coote again refers to Klopp, this time as a “German c***”.
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Coote aimed a foul-mouthed rant at Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp.
Coote has now admitted he was "not sober" when he made those comments about Liverpool and Klopp and said he does not "recognise" himself in the video showing him using cocaine.