Inside explosive Eva Carneiro and Jose Mourinho row as she hits again at ex-Chelsea boss
Eva Carneiro has turned to social media after Jose Mourinho used his Netflix documentary to reignite their bitter feud from Chelsea.
Back in August 2015, Carneiro became embroiled in a scandal of Mourinho’s creation. The Chelsea club doctor dashed onto the field during a fixture against Swansea to attend to Eden Hazard. Mourinho was incensed as her choice to treat Hazard reduced his team to nine men.
The Blues boss publicly criticised his colleague, who was subsequently removed from matchday responsibilities and eventually departed the club. Carneiro subsequently pursued legal proceedings for constructive and unfair dismissal along with a personal claim against Mourinho, securing a settlement at tribunal.
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The episode has become part of Premier League legend and Mourinho addressed it in a fresh self-titled Netflix documentary. The Real Madrid manager described it as “very, very simple”, claiming Hazard wasn’t genuinely injured, that Carneiro was to blame and that his response was warranted.
In the documentary, his account is supported by Chelsea icon John Terry, who maintains there was an “understanding” that only clearly serious injuries would require attention from the medical team. Now Carneiro has voiced her opinion on X.
“11 years on and here we are reliving the worst. Hope they made some money,” she posted alongside a photograph of herself during her Chelsea days. In a subsequent post, she stated: “We are bound by a medico-legal code of conduct. Genuinely it would be healthy for John Terry to learn the rules of the game. It’s been long enough mate #rulesofthegame #PremierLeague #EnglishFootball #MedicalGovernance #specialones.”
Carneiro then shared a statement from the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine, which outlines the doctor’s duty of care towards patients. “When the medical team, at any level of football, are requested to attend a player by the referee, it is their absolute duty of care to attend and assess the player,” it reads.
“This is governed by standards of medical practice issued by the General Medical Council (GMC). A club official should have no say in this matter and the stage of the game has no relevance on the decisions of the medical team acting within the GMC code of practice.
“To discourage a doctor’s duty of care to an athlete shows a disregard for player welfare and good medical practice. It is important that all responsible bodies continue to engage with the medical profession in order to establish this principal across all levels of the game.”
Carneiro then said: “So IT IS really simple. Referee Michael Oliver called us on TWICE, player Eden Hazard requested medical assistance we then made eye contact from side line and he confirmed he needed medical assistance, TWICE. At that point my hands are bound as a medical professional.”
Unsurprisingly, Mourinho has a different take. “The story was very, very simple,” he explains in the film. I’m not a doctor but my eyes know when a player is injured and when a player is not injured.
“I knew Eden was not injured but the doctors went on to the pitch and we were left with nine players. For me, a lady doctor is the same as a man doctor. So, as always, I used my vocabulary when I’m not happy.
“There are words in moments where the tension is very, very high. Normally, people with football culture, with football DNA or with a football background get over it in one second. In that case, it was different.”
Terry added: “Medically, Jose would say unless it’s really, really bad, then they’re not coming on. That was the understanding of us as players, the medical staff, everyone bought into that. It was a big moment obviously and he took a lot of backlash for that.”
