Petr Vlachovsky, a Czech women’s football club coach who filmed players in changing rooms, has been banned for life.By ReutersPublished On 20 May 202620 May 2026European 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 whom was 17. According to the indictment cited by the Czech media, Vlachovsky confessed and expressed regret.Vlachovsky had also previously served as coach of the Czech women’s Under-19 team.“This is a deeply serious and distressing matter which came to light in 2023 and had a significant impact on our club, and above all on the players affected,” a spokesperson for FC Slovacko told the Reuters news agency.“From the moment we became aware of the allegations, the club acted immediately, terminated its cooperation wit …
