It is one of the lengthiest bans to ever be handed out Lyon manager Paulo Fonseca has been handed a nine-month ban after fiercely confronting a referee and trying to ‘headbutt’ him. Fonseca was shown a straight red card in his side’s game against Brest after he reacted furiously to referee Benoit Millot being called […]

1 year ago

He was shown a straight red card Paulo Fonseca, the manager of Lyon, could be handed a huge seven-month ban after confronting a referee. Fonesca, who only took charge of the French giants at the end of January, lost his cool during his side’s dramatic 2-1 win at home to Brest in Ligue 1 on […]

1 year ago

Fonseca was taken to Romania in a 15-seater minivan Former Roma manager Paulo Fonseca and his family have managed to escape Kyiv following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Previous reports suggested that the 48-year-old had been stranded in the Ukrainian capital with his wife and son after their attempted escape failed to materialise when their […]

4 years ago