UEFA hands lifetime ban to Czech coach who secretly filmed female players

UEFA has issued a lifetime ban to Petr Vlachovsky, a Czech women's soccer coach who secretly filmed ​his players, the governing body announced on Tuesday, Reuters reported. 

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.