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, ...

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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, 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.

Paulo Fonseca’s arrival at Lyon was met with skepticism, particularly following a lengthy suspension due to an altercation with a referee. However, his return has proven transformational. Lyon ...

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 ...