CNN
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Paulo Fonseca, the head coach of French soccer team Olympique Lyonnais, has been given a nine-month suspension after confronting a referee – a sanction the club described as “severe” and “unprecedented.”
Fonseca went face-to-face with referee Benoit Millot at the end of Lyon’s 2-1 victory against Brest on Sunday, shouting at the official as he was shown a red card before being ushered away by his players.
On Wednesday, France’s Professional Football League (LFP) announced that Fonseca would be banned from accessing the bench, the officials’ locker room, and all official functions before, during and after matches until November 30.
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