Jose Mourinho accused of committing 'a failure of his personal judgement and public behaviour' by FA chairman Greg Dyke over Eva Carneiro incident

• Greg Dyke believes Jose Mourinho should have apologised to Eva Carneiro
• It was alleged Chelsea boss made discriminatory comments towards her
• FA chairman believes Mourinho should have acknowledged his mistake 
• Heather Rabbatts has broken ranks from the FA to criticise the body 

By Matt Lawton for the Daily Mail

Published: 14:12 EST, 1 October 2015 | Updated: 05:47 EST, 2 October 2015

Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has accused Jose Mourinho of committing 'a failure of his personal judgement and public behaviour' in his treatment of team doctor Eva Carneiro.

On a day when FA board member Heather Rabbatts launched a stinging attack on the governing body for its 'seriously disappointing' handling of their investigation into allegations that Mourinho called his doctor 'filha da puta' (daughter of a whore), the details of an explosive letter from Dyke emerged.

Sent to FA council members after Wednesday's FA board meeting, Dyke said in his letter: 'There have been some well-documented issues of late around equality and inclusion in the game, an issue where it is vital we continue to show clear leadership.

Jose Mourinho has been accused of committing a 'failure of personal judgement' over the Eva Carneiro incident by FA chairman Greg Dyke

Details of an explosive letter from Dyke emerged, in which the FA chairman also claims the Chelsea boss should have acknowledged his mistake and apologised to Carneiro

'I felt the handling of the case of the Chelsea doctor, Eva Carneiro, was a good example of this. We supported Heather Rabbatts' strong statement on the matter earlier in the month.

'Personally I don't think Mr Mourinho comes well out of the whole saga - he clearly made a mistake in the heat of a game, and should have said so and apologised.

'Instead he has said very little and Miss Carneiro has lost her job.

'Our regulatory team have investigated this and whilst Mr Mourinho has breached no rules it was clearly a failure of his personal judgement and public behaviour. This should be seen as such by the game.'

Rabbatts, the head of the FA's inclusion advisory board as well as the first female member of the FA board, has expressed 'major concerns' about the FA's handling of the investigation – which concluded this week with no action being taken against the Chelsea manager - into events that occurred during Chelsea's encounter with Swansea on August 8.

Heather Rabbatts has broken ranks from the Football Association board to criticise the governing body

Mourinho denies the accusation that he said 'filha day puta' but 'filho', which would mean 'son of a bitch'.

But Rabbatts has wider concerns, and is disappointed that no witnesses were called by the FA; including Carneiro herself. She is also understood to be frustrated by the silence from organisations like the Professional Footballers' Association and the League Managers' Association.

Rabbatts had already expressed her 'anger and disappointment' when Carneiro, now pursuing a case of constructive dismissal, parted company with Chelsea after being stripped of her first team duties. Not least because Carneiro was following General Medical Council guidelines when she responded to a call from the referee to join physiotherapist Jon Fearn in treating Eden Hazard.

Chelsea manager Mourinho and Carneiro had a touchline row during Chelsea's draw with Swansea in August

Carneiro was criticised by Mourinho for treating Eden Hazard which meant he had to come off the pitch

Doctor Carneiro was dropped from the Chelsea bench as a result and has since left the Stamford Bridge club

In a statement on Thursday Rabbatts, a lawyer, said: 'The FA's reaction to the treatment of Dr Eva Carneiro has been seriously disappointing. I have major concerns over the way in which the disciplinary process has been conducted and the lack of an organisational response to the wider issues raised by this case.

'We had an announcement late yesterday relating to a high-profile incident which occurred on August 8 and yet it would appear that during that time no witnesses were requested to speak to the FA, including Dr Carneiro, and in the course of the investigation some media were reporting it was likely that no charge was to be brought.

'This is on top of a previous case when clear evidence of sexist and abusive chanting from groups of supporters against Dr Carneiro was apparently not seen as sufficient for a charge to be raised.

'This is not only a personal tragedy but is a setback for player welfare and sends a terrible message to other medics and all those girls and women who aspire to play a role at the top level of professional football.'

In her statement Rabbatts said the FA's investigation into Carneiro's claims were seriously disappointing 

On Thursday night sources at Wembley suggested the two complaints that sparked the investigation – one of which came from the Women in Football group – had been followed by an attempt to contact Carneiro's lawyers. It is also understood the FA will seek to have a meeting with representatives from Women in Football, who were also scathing in their criticism of the governing body this week.

The Football Medical Association (FMA), the body which has been liaising with Carneiro, made the point that expert opinion on the words used by Mourinho was divided.

FMA chief executive Eamonn Salmon said: 'As expert opinion would appear to be divided regarding the video evidence and content matter, the FMA is surprised that Dr Carneiro was not interviewed as part of the investigative process.'

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