This incident came after Marseille president Pablo Longoria accused French referees of “ true corruption ″ following a defeat ...

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

It’s all been a bit too much for Paulo Fonseca. The Lyon manager, who was given an astonishing nine-month ban for his ...

LYON manager Paulo Fonseca faces a SEVEN-MONTH ban after squaring up to referee Benoit Millot. The French side actually beat Brest 2-1 in Ligue 1 but drama unfolded in the dying moments of the ...

Fonseca took over Lyon at the end of January, and has managed just five Ligue 1 games so far - winning three and losing two.

Lyon coach Paulo Fonseca has been banned from the touchline at games for nine months for aggressively confronting the referee ...

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

Lyon boss Paulo Fonseca squared up to referee Benoit Millot in the dying minutes of their 2-1 win over Brest as he was sent ...

Ligue de Football Professional (LFP), the governing body which oversees Ligue 1, announced the ban on Wednesday.

It was Fonseca’s fifth game in charge of Lyon since being hired in January by the club’s American owner John Textor. The Portuguese coach was fired by AC Milan in December after just six ...