Lyon owner shows support to Fonseca amid nine-month domestic ban
Lyon owner John Textor on Thursday pulled his weight behind manager Paulo Fonseca after the Portuguese was handed a nine-month ban for confronting a referee during their Ligue 1 match on Sunday, Afrosport reports. Fonseca was sanctioned by the French League’s disciplinary commission on Wednesday—his 52nd birthday—about four weeks after replacing the sacked Pierre Sage. The former AC Milan boss was shown a red card for confronting referee...