The European football federation, UEFA, is conducting an investigation into referee David Coote after "The Sun" newspaper reportedly recorded him taking cocaine during Euro 2024. The footage published by the British newspaper shows the referee inhaling the drug using a rolled-up banknote.

A UEFA ethics and disciplinary inspector has been appointed to evaluate a potential violation of the UEFA disciplinary regulations by the referee, Mr. David Coote,” UEFA said in a statement. Coote worked as a video review specialist at Euro 2024,

The video, which has been recirculated massively online, allegedly shows Coote and another man and it appears Coote describes Liverpool as ‘s***’, he also calls Jurgen Klopp a