UEFA bans Petr Vlachovsky for life after secret filming
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- Petr Vlachovsky received a lifetime ban from all football‑related activity by UEFA’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) after being found to have secretly filmed women players in changing rooms and showers.
- Vlachovsky had earlier been sentenced to a suspended one‑year prison term and a five‑year domestic coaching ban in the Czech Republic for filming 14 players over four years and possessing child sexual abuse material.
- UEFA has asked FIFA to enforce the lifetime ban worldwide and instructed the Czech Football Association to revoke his coaching licence.
- Fifpro reported that the victims only learned of the secret recordings after the 2023 arrest and said the ban “sends a strong and necessary message that abusive behaviour has no place in football.”
Why it matters: The lifetime ban eliminates Vlachovsky from any football role worldwide, safeguarding players and reinforcing UEFA’s zero‑tolerance stance, while the coach loses his career and the victims gain official acknowledgment of their trauma.
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