Chelsea’s Doctor Eva quits

In the wake of last month’s public spat with Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, Doctor Eva Carneiro has left the Premier League champions, according to several media reports.
The club would not confirm the reports. “Afraid I cannot comment on internal staffing matters,” a spokesman told Reuters.
The Gibraltar-born doctor and physio Jon Fearn upset Mourinho by going on to the pitch to treat playmaker Eden Hazard during the opening league match of the season against Swansea City, a game at Stamford Bridge that ended in a 2-2 draw.
It meant Hazard had to leave the field, putting Chelsea temporarily down to nine men as goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had already been sent off.
Mourinho said his medical staff had been “impulsive and naive” in a TV interview after the match, and took Carneiro and Fearn off first-team duty.
The FA are investigating a complaint from a member of the public that the manager used obscene language against her at the time of the incident.
Carneiro joined Chelsea in 2009.
Meanwhile, Chelsea have said they are ‘extremely disappointed’ following the FA’s decision to uphold Diego Costa’s ban.
Costa was slapped with a three-game ban following his altercation with Laurent Koscielny at the weekend.

Read also: Mourinho defends Diego Costa after Chelsea win

The Spain international was given the retrospective charge following his tussle with the Arsenal defender in Saturday’s clash at Stamford Bridge.
And referee Mike Dean missed the incident and sent off defender Gabriel for kicking out at Costa in the aftermath instead.
The FA Tuesday night rescinded Gabriel’s ban, although he could still face an improper conduct charge for his behaviour following the dismissal.
And Chelsea have learned their appeal to have Costa’s charge overturned has failed, meaning he will now miss three matches starting with Walsall in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday.
They released the following statement: “We are extremely disappointed with the FA Regulatory Commission’s decision to suspend Diego Costa.
“We will await their written reasons before commenting further.”

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