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

The French League's disciplinary commission on Wednesday banned new Lyon coach Paulo Fonseca until November after an angry altercation with a referee.Now he finds himself in the complicated position of being banned from the dug out and the referee's changing room until November 30.

French club Lyon will sanctions coach Paulo Fonseca after he lost his temper during a league match over the weekend and confronted a referee.

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 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

Paulo Fonseca was sent off in stoppage time of Lyon's 2-1 victory over Brest on Sunday, having squared up to referee Benoit Millot, who was about to review a potential penalty through VAR

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