The FA has cleared Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho of apparent discriminatory comments made against former first-team doctor Eva Carneiro.

Mourinho was heard to have muttered some derogatory words in the direction of Carneiro when she ran onto the pitch to tend to Eden Hazard in the opening match of the season against Swansea City at Stamford Bridge.

Carneiro has since departed the club after being demoted from match day duties and it was also believed that Mourinho had abused the Gibraltar-born medic.

However, a statement from the FA has cleared the Portuguese of the reported comments: "Following information brought to the attention of the FA regarding Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and alleged discriminatory comments made in the Premier League fixture between Swansea and Chelsea on 8 August, The FA has now concluded an investigation into the matter.

"The matter was brought to the attention of the FA on 8 September and led to the appointment of an independent academic expert in Portuguese linguistics to analyse the footage of the incident which included the audio recording.

"After receiving the report from the expert, the FA is satisfied that the words used do not constitute discriminatory language under FA Rules.

"Furthermore, both the words used, as translated and analysed by the independent expert, and the video evidence, do not support the conclusion that the words were directed at any person in particular. Consequently, on the evidence available to it, the FA will take no further action in relation to this matter."