Lyon manager Paulo Fonseca is suspended from conducting his matchday duties for almost nine months after angrily confronting a referee.

Yesterday, on the day of his 52nd birthday, Paulo Fonseca was handed a nine-month ban for confronting referee Benoît Millot in the dying moments of Olympique Lyonnais’ 2-1 victory over Stade

Lyon’s American owner, John Textor, has backed Paulo Fonseca despite the manager receiving a nine-month ban for a heated altercation

Lyon head coach Paulo Fonseca has been handed a 9-month ban by Ligue 1’s Disciplinary Committee yesterday after confronting Ligue 1 referee Benoît Millot. The scale of the punishment for a head

Lyon coach Paulo Fonseca has been banned from the touchline at games for nine months for aggressively confronting the referee at a French league game. Fonseca also is banned from the locker room and access to players at games until Sept.

Lyon head coach Paulo Fonseca has been given a nine-month suspension after a confrontation with referee Benoit Millot. The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) has banned Fonseca from accessing the touchline and the officials’ changing rooms until November 30.