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Former Premier League ref explains how being closeted ultimately ruined his career
told The Sun.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.“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 being. And that’s led me to a whole course of behaviors.”Those behaviors include verbally degrading one of the league’s now-former coaches, and apparent drug abuse. Coote was suspended in November after video emerged of him lambasting ex-Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, calling him “f*cking arrogant” and a “German c***”.Shortly thereafter, another video leaked of Coote sniffing white powder through a rolled up bank note last summer while he was working a high-profile tournament in Germany.