Women's football coach who secretly filmed players banned for life

Petr Vlachovsky, a Czech women’s football coach, was banned for life from exercising any football-related activity. UEFA’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body imposed the lifetime ban after investigating allegations of potential misconduct involving secret filming of players in changing rooms. UEFA also requested FIFA to extend the ban worldwide and asked the Football Association of the Czech Republic to revoke his coaching licence. Czech media reported that he was convicted in May 2025, receiving a suspended one-year prison sentence and a five-year domestic coaching ban for filming players of FC Slovacko, including a 17-year-old. The club terminated its cooperation and cooperated with authorities, while FIFPRO welcomed the ban and the call for an international ban.

"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."

"From the moment we became aware of the allegations, the club acted immediately, terminated its cooperation with the former coach, and cooperated with the relevant authorities. Throughout this process, the club has regarded itself as an injured party and has treated the matter with the utmost seriousness, sensitivity and respect for those affected."

"Football players' union FIFPRO welcomed the ban as well as UEFA's request for world football governing body FIFA to impose an international ban on Vlachovsky. This outcome sends a strong and necessary message that abusive and inappropriate behaviour has no place in f"

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