BBC Sport
Former Premier League referee David Coote has pleaded guilty to making an indecent image of a child.
The 43-year-old appeared at Nottingham Crown Court over an allegation relating to a category A video, the most serious kind, recovered by police in February.
Coote, from Woodhill Road, Collingham, Nottinghamshire, was granted conditional bail ahead of an appearance on 11 December.
Judge Nirmal Shant KC ordered a pre-sentence report and said: “You have pleaded guilty to a serious matter. Whether…