Under-fire Premier League referee David Coote has strongly denied an allegation of spot-fixing that is being investigated by the Football Association.

Coote – already suspended by referees’ body PGMOL for unguarded comments he appeared to make about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp – refutes the claim that he issued a premeditated yellow card in a 2019 game after discussing it with a fan. 

The Sun reported that after the match the 42-year-old official messaged the supporter to say: “I hope you backed as discussed.”

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