UEFA has suspended Czech coach Petr Vlachovski for life and banned him from all football-related activities after a major scandal rocked women’s football.
As The Guardian writes, Vlachovsky has been associated with Czech women’s football for years, and previously worked as a coach of the Czech women’s under-19 national team.
At one time, he was declared the best women’s football coach in the Czech Republic.
UEFA has now decided that there is no more place for him in football and has given him a ban lifetime ban from work.
It was also requested that the ban be extended to a global level, so that Vlachovsky could not continue coaching outside of Europe.
The players found out about the case after the arrest
The scandal was revealed in 2023, when Vlachovsky was arrested after police found the controversial footage.
According to FIFPRO, the players of the Czech club 1. FC Slovakia only after his arrest did they find out that they had been secretly recorded.
The case caused strong reactions from the players, unions and the public, especially due to the fact that the coach had worked in women’s football for years and was in a position of trust.
The Czech court imposed a lighter sentence
In May 2025, the Czech court sentenced him to a suspended prison sentence and a five-year ban on domestic football.
Such a decision caused indignation among the players, trade unions and part of the public because there was a possibility that after the ban, she would return to her coaching job in the Czech Republic, and even earlier outside the country.
UEFA reacted more strictly than domestic institutions
After pressure from the players and the union, the case got a much more serious epilogue.
UEFA judged that the five-year ban was not enough and sentenced him to a lifetime suspension from all football activities.
The Czech Footballers’ Union and FIFPRO previously demanded just such a punishment, warning that persons convicted of such crimes should not have the opportunity to work in football in any country.
This case opened an important issue of safety and protection of female players in European football.
In addition to the discussion on punishments, he again emphasized the need for stricter rules, better checking of coaches and stronger protection of female athletes in a professional environment, reports Tportal.hr.
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