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Women’s football coach who secretly filmed players banned for life
Published on 5/20/2026, 9:10:39 AM
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Petr Vlachovsky, a Czech women’s football club coach who filmed players in changing rooms, has been banned for life.
European football’s governing body says it has issued a lifetime ban to Petr Vlachovsky, a Czech women’s football coach who secretly filmed his players.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, UEFA’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) said it had decided to ban Vlachovsky “from exercising any football-related activity for life” following an investigation into allegations of potential misconduct.
“The CEDB further decided to request FIFA to extend the abovementioned ban on a worldwide level and to order the Football Association of the Czech Republic to revoke Mr Petr Vlachovsky’s coaching licence,” the statement added.
Czech media reported that the coach was convicted in May 2025 and initially received a suspended one-year prison sentence and a five-year domestic coaching ban for filming FC Slovacko’s players in changing rooms, the youngest of...
Quick context: Petr Vlachovsky, a Czech women’s football club coach who filmed players in changing rooms, has been banned for life.
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