Jose Mourinho Accused of Sexist Language Toward Eva Carneiro in New FA Evidence

The Football Association has reportedly been sent new evidence that suggests Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho used sexist language toward Eva Carneiro, the club’s former doctor.

That’s according to the Times, which claims “video footage and a letter” were sent to the FA of the incident, after Mourinho clearly became angry with Carneiro and Jon Fearn for rushing onto the pitch to treat Eden Hazard against Swansea.

ESPN FC and the Times note it was Women in Football (WiF) who submitted the evidence of the language Mourinho used.

"We'll be extremely surprised if there is no charge at all,” said Anna Kessel, co-founder of WiF, per ESPN FC.

As reported by Sam Wallace of the Independent, the FA is already investigating a complaint from a member of the public that Mourinho used “abusive, sexist” words toward Carneiro in the wake of the incident. The doctor has since left the club after being banished from the bench and is “preparing to sue” her former employers, per Ed Aarons of the Guardian.

In a piece for the Guardian, Kessel confirmed WiF have also written to Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore and outlined their disappointment at how the entire affair has panned out:

Over the weekend WiF submitted evidence to the FA’s investigation into Mourinho’s comments as well as writing to Richard Scudamore. We have reminded both bodies of their own rule books and the myriad of breaches therein. We expect them to do the right thing, to take action, to send out the right message.

Dr Carneiro had already endured so much in her career, the horrific sexist abuse from opposition fans highlighted by the WiF campaign last season. It is sad that her ultimate downfall appears to be at the hands of the very club who once supported her and a game that so far has suggested it does not care to.

Mourinho has come in for plenty of criticism since the incident and has endured a difficult start to the season. The Blues have won their last three matches in succession, but they lost significant ground in the defence of their crown after losses to Everton, Crystal Palace and Manchester City in the Premier League.

As we can see courtesy of Bleacher Report UK, according to the London Evening Standard, it seems as though this entire issue could have been placated pretty easily:

Indeed, as noted by Richard Conway of BBC 5Live, despite results turning around on the field, Mourinho has not had the greatest of weeks:

It’s probably not been an easy time for Carneiro either, though. As noted by Kessel, Carneiro has been under immense, unfair scrutiny in the weeks following the incident, and as such, there are few who'll have any great sympathy for the Chelsea boss’ woes at the moment.

The entire affair has been a huge distraction, and, with investigations to come, it’s a spectre that could hang over Stamford Bridge for a while yet.