David Coote has come out as gay in his first interview since his sacking as a Premier League referee last month, with the official opening up about his sexuality ...

David Coote was sacked as a Premier League referee in December, but the 42-year-old has been tipped for a return to football in some capacity after opening up about his struggles ...

Former Premier League referee David Coote has come out as gay in an emotional ... I hid my emotions as a young ref and I hid my sexuality as well - a good quality as a referee but a terrible ...

Former Premier League referee David Coote apologised for the actions that ... "I have received deeply unpleasant abuse during my career as a ref and to add my sexuality to that would have been ...

David Coote, the former Premier League referee sacked ... “I hid my emotions as a young ref and I hid my sexuality as well — a good quality as a referee but a terrible quality as a human ...

DAVID Coote taking full responsibility for his mistakes ... but I can understand why the pressure and scrutiny of being a pro ref would cause someone to seek that kind of escape.

Former Premier League referee David Coote has publicly come out ... reportedly focusing on whether Coote’s reference to Klopp’s nationality constituted an aggravated breach of its misconduct ...

SACKED referee David Coote has revealed he turned to cocaine ... and got abuse and death threats as a ref. The sacked 42-year-old told how living a lie led him down paths that eventually torpedoed ...

Former Premier League referee David Coote has come out as gay. He's revealed that struggling to hide his sexuality contributed to the offensive rant that got him dismissed last year.