Lyon boss Fonseca gets nine-month ban for confronting referee

Paulo Fonseca, the manager of Lyon, reacted furiously to a referee, who has been suspended from playing for almost nine months.

During Lyon’s 2-1 win over Brest on March 2, Fonseca, 51, pushed his face towards the official Benoit Millot.

The Portuguese manager would be prohibited from using the bench, the officials’ dressing rooms, and any other official duties before, during, or after games until November 30, according to a statement from the French Professional Football League on Wednesday.

He is also prohibited from visiting the team’s dressing room, pitch, tunnel, and corridors until September 15 due to the punishment.

Fonseca left AC Milan the month before taking over for Lyon, and he apologized following the incident.

He jumped up at me with a sly demeanor, and I immediately acted to expels him. Millot told French sports paper L’Equipe on Monday that the situation was still “out of control”.

He actually attempted to strike a blow with an even more stern attitude. a headbutt The final decision, which turned out to be not imposing a penalty, was not even my last opportunity to announce.

To be precise, there appeared to be only a slight contact between the nose and the ground.

After a match official received “an outpouring of hate” following comments made by Marseille president Pablo Longoria, the French referees union announced last week that its members would exercise their right to withdraw.

Longoria’s referee Jeremy Stinat was reportedly being criticized for his appointment for their league game against Auxerre on February 22 (which Marseille lost 3-0).