Ex-Chelsea doctor refuses payout from club in dismissal case: reports

06 June 2016 - 17:43 By REUTERS

Chelsea's former doctor Eva Carneiro, who left after a public spat with team manager Jose Mourinho, rejected a $1.7 million settlement from the London club, British media reported, citing employment tribunal papers.Last August, Carneiro angered then-manager Mourinho by running onto the pitch with a physio to treat playmaker Eden Hazard in the closing stages of Chelsea's first Premier League match of the season, a tense 2-2 draw.Former Chelsea doctor Carneiro demands public apology from Mourinho over departureFormer Chelsea team doctor Eva Carneiro has called for a public apology from Jose Mourinho as part of her constructive dismissal and sex discrimination claim against the Premier League champions and the club's former manager. Mourinho, who was sacked in December and now manages Manchester United, called Carneiro and physio Jon Fearn "impulsive and naive" because their treatment temporarily left Chelsea with nine men, with another already dismissed.The club removed Carneiro from first-team duties and they parted ways in September.FIFA medical chief backs Eva Carneiro in Chelsea case: reportThe head of FIFA's medical committee Michel D'Hooghe has stated his support for Chelsea's former club doctor Eva Carneiro, who has brought a legal case against the club for constructive dismissal, the BBC reported on Tuesday. She is claiming constructive dismissal against Chelsea and has filed a separate action against Mourinho for alleged victimisation and discrimination, according to British media.Mourinho will be questioned at the hearing for at least one day, the reports quoted Carneiro's lawyer as saying. ..

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