Jose Mourinho's Treatment of Eva Carneiro Slammed by Women in Football

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been heavily criticised for his treatment of former club doctor Eva Carneiro following her departure from the club.

Carneiro has reportedly parted company with Chelsea, six weeks on from being accused of naivety by Mourinho, per BBC Sport. She had her role downgraded following an incident in a match against Swansea in which she rushed onto the pitch to treat a stricken Eden Hazard.

A spokesperson for the organisation Women in Football (WiF) has bemoaned the treatment the Gibraltar-born doctor received in her time with the west London club, per Aaron Flanagan in the Mirror:

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We believe it is appalling that her professionalism and understanding of football were subsequently called into question by manager Jose Mourinho and it threatened to undermine her professional reputation. She is extremely highly regarded within the medical profession and the football industry.

She had already been the target of frequent sexist abuse from opposition supporters. We believe that every woman in the football industry has the right to go about their working lives without being targeted with or subjected to abuse. We also believe that Dr Carneiro's treatment and ultimate departure from Chelsea FC sends out a worrying and alienating message to the already small numbers of female medical staff working in the national game.

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WiF arguably has every right to be aggrieved. Mourinho's criticism of Carneiro and head physio Jon Fearn seemed misplaced at the time as the pair were called onto the pitch by referee Michael Oliver to treat Hazard, per the Independent's Sam Wallace. 

The Portuguese manager's anger stemmed from the fact that, with Thibaut Courtois having been previously sent off, Chelsea were briefly left with nine men late on against Swansea as Hazard had to leave the pitch after being treated.

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However, as Wallace notes, for Carneiro and Fearn to not have treated the Belgian winger after being summoned by Oliver would have breached a key tenet of the General Medical Council's regulations.

In the aftermath of the incident, Carneiro lost her place on the matchday bench and no longer attended training sessions, per the Telegraph's Matt Law.

Her subsequent departure from Chelsea has also provoked anger from FA board member Heather Rabbatts who has slammed the criticism Carneiro received for effectively doing her job properly, per Press Association (via the Guardian). 

Matt Lawton of MailOnline reports Carneiro may be considering legal action against the club having contacted employment lawyers. 

Having joined the club in 2009 it seems that Carneiro's career at Chelsea is set to end on a sour note.