Eva Carneiro’s employment tribunal against Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho and Chelsea begins

An employment tribunal brought by former Chelsea first-team doctor Eva Carneiro against the London club and their former manager, Jose Mourinho, is set to begin today.

Carneiro is claiming constructive dismissal against Chelsea and a separate personal legal claim against Mourinho for victimisation and discrimination after she was forced out of the club at the start of the season following an incident in their first game of the campaign.

According to Sky Sports, the case will take seven to ten days at the Croydon Employment Tribunal in south London, but a settlement can be reached at any point throughout proceedings.
 

Newly appointed Manchester United manager Mourinho has been forced into an employment tribunal – the details of which will be available to the public – after an agreement could not be reached in private hearings which took place in January and February.

Witness statements and documents, which are likely to be a variety of text messages and emails, can all be made public while Carneiro, Mourinho and Chelsea’s representatives could be called as witnesses.

When Eden Hazard went down injured in their opening day draw with Swansea City, Carneiro and fellow physio Jon Fearn raced onto the pitch to treat him, much to Mourinho’s frustration.

An argument ensued on the touchline when they returned to the bench and Carneiro was then dropped for first-team duties and never featured in that role again, departing the club not long after.

After the game Mourinho called them both “impulsive and naive” and the now-Manchester United boss was cleared of using discriminatory language by the Football Association.