The Football
Medical Association (FMA), the body which has been liaising with
Carneiro after she was dropped from first team duties and then parted
company with Chelsea, has expressed surprise that she was not spoken to
by the governing body.
Chelsea manager Mourinho
was cleared by the FA on Wednesday of making discriminatory comments
towards Carneiro. The pair had a confrontation towards the end of the
opening game of the season against Swansea, with Mourinho afterwards
criticising Carneiro for going on to the pitch to treat Eden Hazard.
FMA chief executive Eamonn Salmon said expert opinion on the words used by Mourinho was divided.
"As
expert opinion would appear to be divided regarding the video evidence
and content matter, the FMA is surprised that Dr Carneiro was not
interviewed as part of the investigative process," he said.
"The FMA does not
condone sexism or abusive behaviour in professional football in any
situation or towards any member of staff and would reiterate that in
matters pertaining to a player's health and safety, respect for the
integrity of the medical professional is paramount."
The
campaign group Women in Football said it was "appalled" by the FA's
decision to take no action against Mourinho, claiming its own language
expert said abusive words used by the Chelsea manager were specifically
directed towards a woman.