Jos\u00e9 Mourinho\u2019s first public act as the Manchester United manager could be to defend himself in the employment tribunal brought by the former Chelsea first-team doctor Eva Carneiro against the club, which is scheduled to begin on Monday.<\/p>\n
Carneiro is claiming constructive dismissal against Chelsea and has a separate, but connected, personal legal action against Mourinho, who left the club in December, for alleged victimisation and discrimination.<\/p>\n
The case against Chelsea is anticipated to be heard over seven to 10 days until 24\u00a0June at Croydon Employment Tribunal but it could be settled at any time.<\/p>\n
The parties must agree to a settlement for the tribunal, which would be accessible to the public and the media, to be averted. Private hearings in January and February took place without a resolution.<\/p>\n
Witness statements and documents \u2013 including texts and emails \u2013 would likely be made public, while Carneiro, Mourinho and representatives from Chelsea could be called to appear as witnesses.<\/p>\n
It could overshadow the start of Mourinho\u2019s employment at Old Trafford. He wasnamed Louis van Gaal\u2019s successor on 27\u00a0May.<\/p>\n
Chelsea have declined to comment on the case but supported Mourinho even after his employment as manager was terminated.<\/p>\n
Carneiro and the physiotherapist Jon Fearn were criticised by Mourinho and dropped from first-team duties following the draw with Swansea City on the opening day of the 2015\u201116 Premier League season, on 8\u00a0August 2015.<\/p>\n
The pair went on to the pitch to treat Eden Hazard, an action which meant Chelsea were temporarily down to nine men because their goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had already been sent off.<\/p>\n
The doctor did not appear on the bench again for first-team duties and later parted company with the club, while Fearn continues to be employed by Chelsea and returned to the first-team bench in March.<\/p>\n
Mourinho was cleared of using discriminatory language towards Carneiro, following an investigation by the Football Association. Carneiro and the FA\u2019s independent board member, Dame Heather Rabbatts, criticised the governing body for not interviewing the doctor as part of its investigation.<\/p>\n
Carneiro has also had backing from Fifa\u2019s medical chairman, Michel D\u2019Hooghe, who contacted the doctor to offer his support and that of the world governing body. He has backed Carneiro\u2019s insistence she was simply doing her job.<\/p>\n
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Source: Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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