Summary
Victims of a coach named Petr Vlachovsky, who secretly recorded women football players, are asking for him to be banned from football for life. Vlachovsky received a suspended one-year prison sentence and a five-year coaching ban in the Czech Republic after being found guilty of filming 14 players. Fifpro, the global footballers' union, is working to push for a global ban on Vlachovsky and similar offenders.
Key Facts
- Coach Petr Vlachovsky secretly filmed women football players in changing rooms and showers for four years.
- He was sentenced to a one-year suspended prison term and a five-year coaching ban in the Czech Republic.
- Vlachovsky also had child sexual abuse material in his possession.
- He was once recognized as the best women's coach in the Czech Republic.
- The recording was done with a camera hidden in a backpack, and the youngest victim was 17.
- Fifpro is urging for a lifetime ban in football for Vlachovsky and similar offenders.
- Victims only found out about the filming after Vlachovsky's arrest.
- A similar incident occurred in Austria involving another coach who received a suspended sentence and fines.
