Sam Kerr

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A ‘Sam Kerr clause’ and long jail terms: Victoria passes tough new anti-vilification and social cohesion laws
Exclusive: Australian state’s hate speech legislation includes safeguard allegedly inspired by Matildas star’s UK trial

Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

02, Apr, 2025 @6:44 AM

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Sam Kerr avoids Football Australia sanction as path cleared to retain Matildas captaincy
Matildas striker Sam Kerr will be free to return as Australian captain once she recovers from her serious knee injury

Jack Snape

30, Mar, 2025 @9:58 PM

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Sam Kerr remains sidelined as Matildas name squad for South Korea friendlies
The two games in April have come too soon for the rehabilitating Matildas captain, who is still not fully fit after a serious knee injury

Guardian sport

24, Mar, 2025 @12:36 AM

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Sam Kerr nears return to playing after being named in Chelsea squad
Matildas forward among 25 players selected for Champions League knockouts after not playing for 15 months due to a serious knee injury

Jack Snape

13, Mar, 2025 @11:49 PM

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Sam Kerr will not face disciplinary action at Chelsea as coach says apology ‘enough’
Blues boss Sonia Bompastor backs Australian after not guilty verdict but timeline for the striker’s return to playing remains unclear

Jack Snape

13, Feb, 2025 @11:44 PM

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CPS decision to charge Sam Kerr was attack on free speech, says lawyer
Exclusive: Geoffrey Robertson KC calls for investigation into prosecutors’ handling of case against footballer

Sammy Gecsoyler

12, Feb, 2025 @3:26 PM

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As any woman in the back of a locked taxi knows, Sam Kerr should never have been brought to court | Suzanne Wrack
The Matildas and Chelsea forward won’t be proud of the footage of her in a police station. But her acquittal underlines that the charges and court battle that followed were a waste of time and money

Suzanne Wrack

12, Feb, 2025 @10:00 AM

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Football Australia commits to supporting Sam Kerr but stops short of endorsing Matildas captaincy
Football Australia has pledged to ‘reflect’ with Sam Kerr ‘on learnings’ from her London court case

Jack Snape

12, Feb, 2025 @2:03 AM

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Sam Kerr eyes Chelsea return ‘within a month’ after being cleared in court
Sam Kerr, who was found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment of a white police officer, is expected to be back on pitch within the next month

Suzanne Wrack

11, Feb, 2025 @9:15 PM

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Sam Kerr is a shining star of Australian sport. What will this trial do to her reputation?
The Matildas captain’s high-profile criminal trial has traversed complex issues and where it leaves her remains to be seen

Kieran Pender

11, Feb, 2025 @8:38 PM

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Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment of police officer
Matildas and Chelsea star had denied charge and was cleared at Kingston crown court

Sammy Gecsoyler

11, Feb, 2025 @5:24 PM

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Sam Kerr trial: how a drunken night out revealed questions of race, power and privilege
The jury’s verdict to clear the Australia and Chelsea star shows the complexity of cases with a racial charge

Sammy Gecsoyler

11, Feb, 2025 @4:05 PM

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