UEFA gives a lifetime ban to Czech women’s football coach Petr Vlachovsky after it rules on allegations that he secretly filmed female players in private areas. UEFA’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body permanently bans Vlachovsky from exercising any football-related activity for life. The decision follows an earlier Czech court case that already punished him within the country.
Across reporting, the case involves secret recordings made with a hidden camera while players were in changing rooms and showers, without their knowledge. UEFA states that its disciplinary panel finds serious breaches of its disciplinary code, including provisions relating to conduct and integrity in football.
Vlachovsky is arrested in September 2023 after investigators uncover material from secret recordings over several years. The reporting also links discovery of the content to a separate investigation connected to online material involving minors. In the Czech proceedings, he receives a suspended prison sentence and a five-year coaching ban, without a public trial. Multiple outlets report UEFA asks FIFA to extend the sanction worldwide and urges the Czech football federation to revoke his coaching licence permanently.
