Former Premier League referee David Coote has pleaded not guilty to making an indecent image of a child at a court hearing in England.

The 43-year-old appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, charged over allegations relating to a video recovered by police in February.

Coote, who wore a navy suit, sat at the back of the court and spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth and to enter his plea during the 18-minute hearing.

The charge of making an indecent image of a child refers to activities such as downloading, sharing or saving abuse photos or videos.

The former referee was granted conditional bail by District Judge Gillian Young and was told to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on October 9.

Coote was sacked from his officiating role in December after a video sh

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