In the fast-paced world of professional football, few incidents can shake the foundations of a team's stability quite like a disciplinary action against its head coach. Recent events surrounding Lyon ...

Paulo Fonseca, just weeks into his tenure at Olympique Lyonnais, was handed a nine-month touchline ban. The club have now ...

The manager's outburst at the end of Lyon's win over Brest resulted in an unprecedented ban that will keep him from the touchline through the end of November.

Lyon boss Paulo Fonseca has been banned for nine months following a confrontation with a referee. Now, Fonseca plans to fight this verdict. Following the decision to give the coach a nine-month ban, ...

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 ...

PARIS (AP) — 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 ...

Lyon manager Paulo Fonseca has been handed a nine-month ban following a heated confrontation with the referee, ruling him out of all matchday duties until September.

Fonseca went face-to-face with referee Benoit Millot at the end of Lyon’s 2-1 victory against Brest on Sunday, shouting at the official as he was shown a red card before being ushered away by his ...

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 ...

The Lyon manager's lengthy suspension comes with relations between French club officials and referees strained to breaking point ...

LYON, France (AP) — French club Lyon says it sanction Paulo Fonseca after the coach lost his temper and confronted a referee in an extraordinary outburst of rage during a league match at the weekend.

Olympique Lyon head coach Paulo Fonseca has been handed a huge nine-month ban for 'intimidating' referee Benoit Millot. The Portuguese completely lost his temper during a match between Lyon and Stade ...