The Lyon manager's lengthy suspension comes with relations between French club officials and referees strained to breaking point

Speaking at the 10-year celebration of the Hout Bay Community, Jürgen Klopp commented on the lengthy ban that has recently been handed to Paulo Fonseca following an outburst against Benoit

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.