Jose Mourinho’s row with Chelsea’s former first-team doctor and head physio Eva Carneiro and Jon Fearn continues to grab the headlines.
In the Blues’ August 8th 2-2 draw with Swansea, Fearn and Carneiro rushed onto the pitch to treat Eden Hazard, thus decreasing the already 10-men Chelsea to nine players as they struggled to hold off Gary Monk's crew.
Despite being called upon by referee Michael Oliver, the two incurred the wrath of The Special One, who labeled them as “impuslive and naïve” before demoting the duo.
As a result, support for Carneiro and Fearn poured in, with world governing body FIFA set to discuss this issue on Friday, though their jurisdiction over this case is unclear.
Football Medical Association lawyer Mary O'Rouke QC is the latest figure to call for the reinstatement of the Gibraltarian and her colleague, claiming the two did nothing wrong but fulfill their responsibility as medical professionals.
"I personally believe, as a football supporter and as someone who supports medics in sport, the best outcome in this case would be for her and John Fearn to be back on the bench sending the message out to the football world they did nothing wrong," said Mary.
"I think you will find FIFA on Friday saying the same thing that they did nothing wrong because their duty was to the player as their patient, the referee, the FA and actually their job in the club is to look after the players not to run the team and not to be tactically aware.
"Much though one understands the passion of the manager or coach you [as a medical professional] have to prioritise the player because, apart from anything else, if a player sues he doesn't sue the manager he sues the doctor, physio or the club."
