The FA officially announced the penalty decision. Premier League referee David Coot, who had previously insulted Klopp, was suspended for 8 weeks and required mandatory education.

After Kurt's video was exposed, the Premier League referee company suspended him and officially announced the dismissal of him on December 10, 2024. In addition, Kurt was banned by UEFA from participating in European competitions until June 30, 2026. FA Announcement:

The Independent Regulatory Commission imposed an eight-week suspension for violating FA Rules E3 and required him to participate in face-to-face education courses.

Allegedly, Kurt violated FA Rule E3.1, as a referee, acted in an inappropriate manner in a video recorded around July 2020 and used abusive and/or insulting rhetoric against Jurgen Klopp, which appeared on social media in November 2024.

also accused his conduct of a "aggravated violation" and, as defined in FA Rule E3.2, contained direct or indirect references to nationality.

Incident background:

In 2024, a video was circulated on the Internet. In the video, David Coot angrily criticized Liverpool and Klopp, calling Liverpool "shit" and Klopp "a bitch". The Premier League referee company later decided to fire him.

Later, David Coot exposed scandals such as suspected drug use. In an interview a month ago, David Coot said that he was a gay person.