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Skandal-Schiri has coming-out and confesses drug abuse
Several scandal videos cost the English top referee David Coote his job. Now he is expressing himself in an interview for the first time – and very personally.
The referee david Coote, among other things, has made his homosexuality public and apologized for earlier misconduct. “I’m gay,” said the Englishman in an interview with the “Sun”. “I fought for a very long time with the feeling of being proud of what I am.” The referee said that he had suppressed his emotions for years, took drugs and – also by this – went in this scandal “to an incredibly dark place”.
Cote was thrown out by the English referee organization PGMOL in early December after investigation. It was investigated because a four-year-old private video appeared, in which the referee insulted the Liverpool coach Klopp at the time and insulted it.
Cocaine video during football European Championship
In addition, another clip became public, in which the COOTE is to be seen, as he consumed cocaine in a UEFA Hotel in Germany in early July 2024 in Germany. When asked about this, the 42-year-old said that he “rarely” taken drugs and made “bad decisions in a personal context” in his life. He had problems with his sexuality for a long time. “Especially as a teenager, there was a deep feeling of shame,” he said.
The hidden homosexuality is not the only reason for its development and the mistakes, he emphasized. There were also other private factors and strokes of fate. He appealed in the video interview: “Even if you torture yourself, look for help, speak to someone.”
David Coote reports about threats of murder
The “Sun” tabloid also reported Chats that Coote wanted to organize a drug party in October in the half-time break of a league cup game. The referee said that in this case it only remained with text messages and then it did not happen.
He also assured that he had never been involved in game manipulations. News published in media also suggested that COOTE had announced a yellow card in advance in a game. He never had such plans when he ran on the field, the referee said.
“I wrote people to whom I shouldn’t have trusted. I regret these chats,” said Cote, who also told about threats to murder against himself. “I made bad decisions. I wish I could turn the time back. But that doesn’t work. I can only sit here and take responsibility.”
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Source: Stern

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