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Former Chelsea FC doctor Eva Carneiro with tour guides at a conservancy in Victoria Falls last week

Sports Reporter
FORMER doctor of English Premier League club Chelsea Eva Carneiro spent part of her honeymoon in the resort town of Victoria Falls last week. Carneiro, 42, tied the knot on November 11 with her polar explorer fiancé Jason De Carteret at St Patrick’s Catholic Church in Soho, London after dating for about two years.

None of the present Chelsea players attended the wedding, but former reserve goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer was a guest. According to a safari tour worker, Carneiro was booked at a top Victoria Falls hotel and visited a popular lion conservancy within the Masuwe Estate for a number of days last week.

“She was last here for some activities about four days ago, although she wasn’t staying here,” said the worker.

Carneiro left Chelsea after public criticism by manager Jose Mourinho, who had accused her and physiotherapist Jon Fearn of being “impulsive and naive” and failing to “understand the game” when they entered the field to treat star midfielder Eden Hazard late in the opening match of the season against Swansea at Stamford Bridge on August 8. The match was drawn 2-2.

Chelsea were already down to 10 men following the sending-off of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and Mourinho lost his temper when the pair went to treat Hazard, meaning the team were temporarily reduced to nine men.

Both Carneiro and Fearn had their first-team responsibilities curtailed and she left the club, but the physiotherapist is still at Chelsea. Mourinho was heavily criticised for his actions although he was cleared of any wrongdoing. Carneiro is suing Chelsea for constructive dismissal as well as suing Mourinho in his personal capacity.

Constructive dismissal involves an employer committing a serious breach of contract, such as creating a hostile work environment entitling an employee to resign in response.