Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho cleared over claims of verbal abuse towards Eva Carneiro

Eva Carneiro tended to Eden Hazard during the 2-2 with August

JOSE MOURINHO will face NO ACTION over claims he verbally abused Eva Carneiro.

 

The former Chelsea doctor was criticised during the Blues 2-2 draw with Swansea in August.

Carneiro entered the field of play to tend to Eden Hazard, who had gone down injured.

Mourinho was furious because it meant Hazard had to leave the pitch in the final moments with Chelsea already down to ten men after Thibaut Courtois' sending off.

He branded her naive and insinuated that she, and physio Jon Fearn, didn't understand the game.

Video footage then emerged of Mourinho's reaction towards Carneiro and a formal complaint was made from a member of the public.

 

But today it was confirmed the Portuguese boss would face no action despite the possibility of facing a five-match ban.

Mourinho was condemned by medical professionals for his take on the incident.

The FMA's statement read: “If a player sustains or appears to sustain an injury and indicates that he needs assistance, it is the duty of the referee to permit medical assessment and evaluation to be provided.

"At that moment the player becomes a patient of the medical team and it is the duty and obligation of Club medical staff to attend to that patient accordingly and without prejudice to the interests of anyone else including the Club employing them.

"The Football Medical Association fully supports the actions of our members and colleagues in this incident who acted with integrity and professionalism at all times, fully cognisant of the rules of the game and in full accordance with that duty of care to their patient.

"Factors extraneous to the immediate medical needs of the patient (such as the stage and state of the game) cannot be part of their consideration at such time."

The PFA were also on Carneiro's side.

"The health and safety of our members is of paramount importance and the need, when required, for prompt assessment and treatment is critical in ensuring this," their statement read.

"The player and the referee are the initial judges as to whether treatment is required and, the matter is then the responsibility of the highly qualified and trained medical staff.

"This protocol has worked successfully in past seasons and we can see no justifiable reason to move away from this."