The head of Lyon Fonseca was disqualified until November 30 for attacking a judge.

" The French Professional Football League (PFL) has suspended Lyon head coach Paulo Fonseca for nine months after his altercation with referee Benoit Millau. the time of his team's recent 2-1 victory over Brest in the Ligue 1," the publication says.

It is specified that Fonseca will be prohibited from taking part in any official events, as well as being on the bench until November 30 this year. In addition, he will not be able to be in the team's locker room at the games until September 15.

According to the newspaper, the Lyon coach came into conflict with the chief referee, leaning too close to him to make claims. After Fonsek was removed from the field for being rude to the referee, he punched him in the face.

The Lyon head coach apologized to Millot. He, in turn, called Fonseca's behavior unacceptable.

Earlier, on February 28, it was reported that British referee David Coote, who insulted former Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp, href="https://iz.ru/1846754/2025-02-28/oskorbivshii-kloppa-sudia-kut-diskvalifitcirovan-do-2026-goda">дисквалифицирован By the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) until June 30, 2026 for damage caused to the reputation of football and UEFA.