FA
board member Heather Rabbatts has expressed her "sadness and anger" at
unconfirmed reports Dr Eva Carneiro has left Chelsea.
It has been claimed that Carneiro, the doctor at the centre of a public row
with Jose Mourinho last month, is to leave the club.
When contacted by Sky Sports News HQ, Chelsea said they do not comment on
internal employment issues but they also did not deny the reports.
Carneiro and Blues physio Jon Fearn were heavily criticised by Mourinho for
treating Eden Hazard on the pitch during the opening-day draw with Swansea
City at Stamford Bridge.
"News of Dr Eva Carneiro's departure from Chelsea FC makes me feel sadness
and anger," said Rabbatts, who is chair of the FA's inclusion advisory
board.
"Eva was one of the few very senior women in the game, a highly respected
doctor who has acted with professional integrity in difficult circumstances
and whose skills have been highly praised by her colleagues, the club and
governing
bodies."
Carneiro has not been in the Chelsea dug-out since, and the issue has led
FIFA's medical committee chairman to set up a sub-committee to draw up a new
code of ethics for managers and team doctors.
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