How ex-Chelsea physio who fell out with Mourinho is helping to save Andy Murray’s career

Some may remember Dr. Eva Carneiro as the Chelsea physio who famously fell out with Jose Mourinho in 2015 but have you ever wondered what she’s up to now? 

Spoiler alert –– it’s got nothing to do with football or Chelsea. However, the Gibraltar-born doctor is still working with athletes and has been helping British tennis legend Andy Murray regain his fitness. 

Murray is a three-time major champion and two-time winner of Wimbledon but suffered a hip injury in 2017 that threatened to end his career. 

The former world number one went searching for experts on how to extend his athletic life and this led him to come across Dr. Carneiro. 

Mourinho and Carneiro clashed back in 2015 when the Blues drew 2-2 with Swansea on the opening day of the 2015/16 Premier League season. 

During stoppage time, Carneiro ran on the pitch with then-chief physio Jon Fearn to treat Eden Hazard. It meant the Belgian winger would then have to leave the pitch and wait to be called back on by officials. 

Mourinho was unhappy with Carneiro’s actions and banned her from attending matches or training sessions thereafter. 

The Gibraltan doctor then filed for constructive dismissal and took the Portuguese manager to court. 

Almost a year after the Swansea match, Carneiro settled out of court. 

At the time of Murray’s injury, Carneiro was researching the effect of collagen peptides —  short chains of amino acids that help build hair, skin and muscles — on athletic performance.

Together, Murray and Carneiro, alongside nutritionist Glenn Kearney, developed a commercially available supplement called TRR, that combines marine collagen with turmeric and copper. The supplement is designed to improve athletic performance and appears to have helped Murray return