Lyon boss Paulo Fonseca has been suspended for nine months by French Professional Football League (FLP) following his confrontation with the referee.
The ban which will end in 15th September, will see Paulo not able to access the locker rooms before and after the matches in addition to remaining away from the touchline.
“Paulo Fonseca has been suspended for total 9 months because of his actions towards the officials, LFP have confirmed.
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Until September 15th, he won’t be able to enter the locker-room before and after matches; and not be able to be on the touchline until November 30th.” said Fabrizio Romano.
The Sunday incident saw the referee send off the Lyon boss in a match that ended 2-1 in favour of his side who were playing Brest.
During an interview, the match official confirmed how frightened he was by Paulo’s reaction prompting him to issue a straight red card even though the matter spiraled out of control afterwards.
“He jumped at me with an intimidating attitude, and I decided to send him off directly. It continued to spiral out of control.
He had an even more intense attitude, attempting to deliver a blow, in fact. A headbutt. I didn’t even have time to announce the final decision, which turned out to be not awarding a penalty. There seemed to be a slight contact of the nose, to be precise.” Millot told L’Equipe
