Former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro has revealed that she received death threats after leaving the club and insisted that sexism should end in football.
“Even though I don’t have a presence on social media – I think I have made one post ever in my life – some of the threats of sexual violence and death threats make it through,” Carneiro told the Telegraph. “They [the abusers] just seem to be faceless cowards and they should be answerable to legislation.”
“It is one thing to say, ‘We will end discrimination’ and I think it is widely accepted that discrimination exists in the sport,” she said.
“I think sexism is the least challenged form of discrimination. Anti-Semitic and other racist comments are widely condemned and I don’t think that is the case [with sexism] and it begs the question what that leaves room for behind the scenes.
“It is widely accepted that football has a discrimination problem. I really do feel that way, but I think it is the least challenged form of discrimination.”
