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

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".Former AC Milan boss Fonseca has paid a heavy price for his altercation with Benoit Millot during his side's 2-1 win over Brest in Ligue 1 on Sunday when he touched heads with the match official.

Yesterday, on the day of his 52nd birthday, Paulo Fonseca was handed a nine-month ban for confronting referee Benoît Millot in the dying moments of Olympique Lyonnais’ 2-1 victory over Stade

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 off; the French Professional Football League have handed him a touchline ban until November 30;

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.

Lyon owner John Textor has backed Paulo Fonseca to remain in his role as coach after describing his near nine-month touchline ban as “clearly too severe”. Fonseca was handed the sanction yesterday after pushing his head into the face of referee Benoit Millot during Sunday’s game with Brest.

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

Fonseca apologised but according to the French professional league (LFP) regulations, the Portuguese could be banned for his outburst, which ended when Lyon players pushed him ... for their league game against Auxerre on February 22, which they lost ...

Paris St Germain extended their lead in Ligue 1 following a 3-2 victory at Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday, courtesy of Achraf Hakimi's double and a Ousmane Dembele strike in the second half.

Lyon fell just short of a comeback against Paris Saint-Germain, who opened up a 13-point lead at the Ligue 1 summit. Achraf Hakimi scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain survived a Lyon fightback to win 3-2 and move 13 points clear at the Ligue 1 summit.

Lyon’s American owner, John Textor, has backed Paulo Fonseca despite the manager receiving a nine-month ban for a heated altercation

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