The incident involving Carneiro and Eden Hazard during last Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Swansea at Stamford Bridge was not the first time the two had clashed.
But on Wednesday the pressure mounted on Mourinho with:
Owner Roman Abramovich said to be furious that Mourinho caused the controversy by criticising a senior employee on radio and television.
Club officials in crisis mode amid concerns that Carneiro is seeking both a public apology and legal advice with a view to possibly suing the club for constructive dismissal in what could become a high-profile employment tribunal.
The Premier League doctors’ group branding his treatment of Carneiro ‘unjust in the extreme’. Another senior figure in sports medicine calling Mourinho’s behaviour ‘appalling’.
The Premier League Doctors’ group accused Mourinho of putting results ahead of a player’s safety. ‘Removing Eva Carneiro from the Chelsea bench is unjust in the extreme,’ a statement read.
‘In the incident against Swansea, the Chelsea medical staff were clearly summoned on by the referee to attend to a player. ‘A refusal to run on to the pitch would have breached the duty of care of the medical team to their patient.
‘It is a huge concern that Dr Carneiro has been subjected to unprecedented media scrutiny and a change in her professional role, merely because she adhered to her code of professional conduct and did her job properly. ‘
Dr Carneiro has universal and total support from her medical colleagues at the Premier League Doctors Group.’
