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, 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.

Lyon head coach Paulo Fonseca has been handed a 9-month ban by Ligue 1’s Disciplinary Committee yesterday after confronting Ligue 1 referee Benoît Millot. The scale of the punishment for a head

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

Ex- Roma boss Paulo Fonseca, the current manager of Lyon, has been hit with a nine-month suspension following an altercation with referee Benoit Millot.

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.

According to a report from Chaîne L’Équipe, Olympique Lyonnais are set to punish manager Paulo Fonseca internally after his touchline behaviour towards referee Benoît Millot during OL’s match

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.

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