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.

PAULO FONSECA has been handed a NINE-MONTH ban after his heated confrontation with a referee. The Lyon manager had squared up to official Benoit Millot during a Ligue 1 match against Brest.

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.

Lyon's American owner John Textor has given his full support to Paulo Fonseca despite the manager's nine-month ban for confronting a referee, assuring the Portuguese "you are the right man for Lyon".

Lyon coach Paulo Fonseca has been suspended for nine months by the French Professional Football League (FLP), following his confrontation with referee Benoit Millot during his team's recent 2-1 Ligue 1 victory over Brest.

Lyon head coach Paulo Fonseca has been hit with a 9-month ban for confronting Ligue 1 referee Benoît Millot, Ligue 1’s Disciplinary Committee has announced this Wednesday. The Portuguese manager

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

Olympique Lyonnais coach Paulo Fonseca has been suspended for nine months by the French Professional Football League (FLP), following a confrontation with referee Benoit Millot during his team's recent 2-1 Ligue 1 victory over Brest.

French club Lyon will sanctions coach Paulo Fonseca after he lost his temper during a league match over the weekend and confronted a referee. Fonseca was sent off deep in stoppage time during a 2-1 win against Brest for angrily reacting to a potential Brest penalty.