Lyon head coach receives nine-month ban for confronting referee

The technician took the floor after the very heavy penalty imposed on the coach of Lyon, suspended nine months by the disciplinary commission for his slippage against Benoit Millot during the match against Brest on Sunday 2...

Lyon coach Paulo Fonseca is not allowed to take care of his team from the sideline for nine months after a break. His players decide to take an action on the lawn after the verdict.

Football manager cops nine-month ban for angrily confronting referee

After being shown a card, Lyon’s manager approached the referee and leaned in very close to his face before being pushed away by his captain.

Paulo Fonseca, the head coach of French football giants Olympique Lyon, has been banned for nine months by the LFP, the organization responsible for the country's professional leagues.

Coach Paulo Fonseca is not allowed to take care of Olympique Lyon until December. With the XXL lock, the Portuguese also casts a shadow on legendary coach grids in the Bundesliga.

Olympique Lyon manager Paulo Fonseca handed nine-month ban for angrily confronting referee

Paulo Fonseca, the head coach of French soccer team Olympique Lyonnais, has been given a nine-month suspension after confronting a referee – a sanction the club described as “severe” and “unprecedented.”