The 42-year-old doctor who recently got married has been able to find middle ground with Chelsea football club after agreeing to a settlement.
Carniero had dragged the football club and their ex-manager Jose Mourinho to court over the way in which she was treated by the club. She has now dropped her suit against Mourinho, who was unexpected present at the tribunal today and Chelsea football club.
The fee for the settlement has not been revealed.
The club did apologize on their website today in a statement. The statement read “Chelsea Football Club is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Dr Carneiro which brings her employment tribunal proceedings against the club and Jose Mourinho to an end,”
“The club regrets the circumstances which led to Dr Carneiro leaving the club and apologises unreservedly to her and her family for the distress caused. We wish to place on record that in running onto the pitch Dr Carneiro was following both the rules of the game and fulfilling her responsibility to the players as a doctor, putting their safety first.
“Dr Carneiro has always put the interests of the club’s players first. Dr Carneiro is a highly competent and professional sports doctor. She was a valued member of the club’s medical team and we wish her every success in her future career.
“Jose Mourinho also thanks Dr Carneiro for the excellent and dedicated support she provided as First Team Doctor and he wishes her a successful career.”