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Former Chelsea FC team doctor Eva Carneiro has settled her employment tribunal claim against the club and Jose Mourinho for an undisclosed sum. Carneiro, who left the club after being removed from first-team duties last summer, brought claims for constructive dismissal and sex discrimination against Chelsea and the team's manager at the time, Jose Mourinho. The case, being heard at Croydon Employment Tribunal this week, heard that Carneiro claimed Mourinho had called her the "daughter of a whore" in Portuguese. In a statement to the tribunal, Mourinho, who was last week installed as manager of Manchester United, said: "Filho da puta is a phrase I often use, all of the players know it. There is no sexist connotation in the use of the phrase - it is just like saying 'f*** off'. “In the world of football a lot of swear words are used.” It was widely reported yesterday that Carneiro had rejected a £1.2 million offer to settle the claim out of court. Mourinho publicly criticised Carneiro after she ran onto the pitch during a stoppage to treat Eden Hazard towards the end of Chelsea’s 2-2 draw against Swansea on 8 August 2015. Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Cour