Lyon’s Paulo Fonseca faces long ban for ‘intimidating’ referee after red card

Head coach attempted head-butt, Benoît Millot says
Incident comes as French referees threaten to ‘withdraw’

The Lyon head coach, Paulo Fonseca, could face a suspension of up to seven months following his confrontation with the referee Benoît Millot during his team’s 2-1 Ligue 1 victory over Brest on Sunday.

Fonseca was shown a red card after a review of a potential penalty for Brest – which the Brittany team were not awarded – for his “intimidating attitude”, according to Millot.

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