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Women's coach given lifetime ban for secret filming

BBC Sport · May 19, 2026, 4:38 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • Football Association of Czech Republic Image caption, 1.
  • Petr Vlachovsky was given a suspended one-year prison sentence and five-year coaching ban in the Czech Republic last year after being convicted of filming 14 players over four years.
  • Following an investigation, Uefa's Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) found Vlachovsky to have breached regulations covering insulting or indecent behaviour and bringing football into disrepute.

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Football Association of Czech Republic Image caption, 1. FC Slovacko are based in Uherske Hradiste in the Moravian part of the Czech Republic and play in the Czech First League. A former head coach who secretly filmed women footballers in changing rooms and showers has been banned for life by European football's governing body Uefa.

Petr Vlachovsky was given a suspended one-year prison sentence and five-year coaching ban in the Czech Republic last year after being convicted of filming 14 players over four years.

Following an investigation, Uefa's Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) found Vlachovsky to have breached regulations covering insulting or indecent behaviour and bringing football into disrepute.

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