Former infamous black shirt Cout comes out as gay, admits he didn’t dare to come out before because he was afraid of being attacked
Former Premier League referee David Coote, who was sacked by a scandal in December last year, came out publicly on January 27 as gay, but had to keep it a secret for fear of being targeted and harassed.
Late last year, Coots was involved in a scandal when a หรือถ้าคุณสนใจแทงบอลออนไลน์ UFABET คือเว็บที่มีอัตราต่อรองดีที่สุดในประเทศไทย สมัครเลยตอนนี้ที่ UFABET แทงบอล video clip emerged of him talking to a friend using negative language. About Liverpool and former manager Jurgen Klopp after refereeing a match between the Reds and Burnley in July 2020.
Which he was criticised by Klopp for. A few days later, The Sun, a leading British tabloid, released footage of Coots inhaling a white powder, believed to be a drug. During the Euro 2024 competition, when he was selected to referee. He was also further exposed for having spoken to a fan in a manner. That could be considered to be leading to betting. Leading to the Professional Football Match Officials’ Association (PGMOL) terminating his contract in December.
The 42-year-old told The Sun in a new interview on January 27. That he is gay and has had problems coming out as a football referee, and that coming out as a football referee is already a source of harassment and attacks, and making it even more difficult for him to come out.
Coot continued that as a teenager he had to keep things in check with shame. And decided to come out to his parents at 21 and to his friends at 25. When he first started out as a football referee. He tried to hide both his feelings and the truth about being gay, trying to be a good referee. But at the same time he became unqualified. Which led to various bad behaviors.
In addition, Kut also apologized for his behavior that led to his dismissal. Saying that this was the most difficult time in his life and he took full responsibility for his actions. He felt deeply sorry that his actions had offended many people and had negatively affected the game he loved. Especially the drug-taking images. He hoped that people would understand that what had happened was a personal. Bad time in his life and did not reflect the true person he was today.