Eva Carneiro Criticizes Mourinho Over 2015 Incident in Documentary

Former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro has responded publicly after Jose Mourinho revisited their 2015 touchline confrontation in a new Netflix documentary, reigniting a long-standing feud. Carneiro took to social media on August 14, 2026, to criticize the Real Madrid manager for his account of the incident and his refusal to apologize.

The original dispute occurred during a Premier League match against Swansea City on August 8, 2015. With Chelsea already reduced to ten men after goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was sent off, Carneiro and physiotherapist Jon Fearn entered the pitch to treat Eden Hazard after he went down. Under football rules, Hazard was required to leave the field temporarily after receiving treatment, leaving Chelsea with nine players. Mourinho was furious, publicly criticized Carneiro as "impulsive and naive," and she was subsequently removed from first-team duties before leaving the club.

In the documentary, Mourinho defended his reaction, stating he believed Hazard was not genuinely injured. "I'm not a doctor, but my eyes know when a player is injured and when a player is not injured," he said. He maintained that gender played no role in his response, adding, "For...