Women’s football coach who secretly filmed players banned for life
Petr Vlachovsky, a Czech women's football coach, has been banned for life after secretly filming players in changing rooms. UEFA's Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body issued the ban following an investigation into his misconduct. The Football Association of the Czech Republic has been requested to revoke his coaching license as well.
- ▪Petr Vlachovsky filmed players in changing rooms and has been banned for life by UEFA.
- ▪He was previously convicted in May 2025 and received a suspended one-year prison sentence.
- ▪The players affected included minors, with the youngest being 17 years old.
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Sport|FootballWomen’s football coach who secretly filmed players banned for lifePetr Vlachovsky, a Czech women’s football club coach who filmed players in changing rooms, has been banned for life.ListenListen (2 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoPetr Vlachovsky coached the women's football team at FC Slovacko in the Czech Republic [File: Radovan Stoklasa/Reuters]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…
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