A former Nottinghamshire country cricketer has been suspended by his employers after allegedly appearing in the video in which Premier League referee David Coote called former Liverpool FC manager Jurgen Klopp a “c***” and “f****** arrogant”.

David Coote oversaw several English Football League Championship games for eight years before becoming a Premier League referee in 2018. He had a number of run-ins with Klopp during the German's time as Liverpool manager. Klopp stepped down as the Reds boss at the end of season.

Ben Kitt, a former cricketer, is being investigated by his employers for the video in which referee insults Jurgen Klopp.

The controversy surrounding suspended Premier League referee David Coote has dominated headlines this week. Gary Neville has condemned the video appearing to involve suspended referee David Coote but believes the official isn’t ‘anti-Liverpool’.

Premier League referee David Coote is facing a potential loss of over £1million after seemingly being caught on video making an X-rated rant about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. The 42-year-old official has been suspended pending investigation by both the PGMOL and FA following the emergence of footage,

The man filmed next to David Coote in a viral anti-Liverpool video has been named as Ben Kitt, who has been reportedly suspended from his current job. The football world was left shocked this week after a clip emerged on social media of Premier League referee Coote appearing to call Liverpool ‘s**t’ and former Reds manager Jurgen Klopp a ‘German c**t’ after a match in 2020.