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Sam Kerr found not guilty of racist slur
The jury was unanimous, but the judge said the soccer star’s behaviour “contributed significantly to the bringing of this allegation”.
- Hans van Leeuwen and Zoe Samios
Jury mulls Sam Kerr’s fate as her lawyer calls police ‘indefensible’
The defence argued to jurors that the Matildas captain’s “f---ing stupid and white” comment was a poor attempt to express a justified frustration.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
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Sam Kerr ‘spoke her truth’ to white police officer, fiancee says
US soccer star Kristie Mewis tried to explain Sam Kerr’s behaviour towards the officer, as more body cam footage of the Australian on that night is released.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
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Schoolyard racism and serial killings: Sam Kerr defends her outburst
The Perth-born soccer star, defending a charge that she racially harassed a London policeman, told the court why she had been “triggered” by him and a taxi driver.
- Hans van Leeuwen
‘Humiliated’ police officer denies engineering Kerr racial charge
The cop says he did not ignore the soccer star’s fears about her taxi driver and add to his own statement to get the accusation to stick.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
‘F---ing stupid and white’: Sam Kerr in the dock
Bodycam footage of an emotional Matildas captain, shown in court, has captured the moment she allegedly racially harassed a police officer.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
March 2024
Kerr backed by Matildas star and Chelsea coach as ‘race slur’ revealed
The Matildas captain has the “full support” of the national squad and English team after new details emerged over her alleged clash with a police officer.
- Zoe Samios
January 2024
Kerr honoured at FIFA awards as Ange, Gustavsson miss out
Sam Kerr was named in the FIFA FIFPRO Women’s World XI, voted for by players around the world.
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Sam Kerr suffers ‘devastating’ ACL injury
Sam Kerr has suffered an ACL injury during Chelsea’s warm weather training camp in Morocco, almost certainly ruling her out of the Olympics.
- Glenn Moore and Anna Harrington
August 2023
- Opinion
- FIFA Women's World Cup
Women’s soccer is just starting to roar
England and Spain are home to the two richest soccer leagues. From a business and marketing perspective, it was the dream Women’s World Cup final.
- Matthew Brooker
England v Spain a battle of money and league development
Sunday’s FIFA World Cup will showcase elite players from two domestic leagues that have become talent hubs for the game.
- Samuel Agini and John Burn-Murdoch
Why Saudi Arabia is spending a fortune on luring big sporting names
The kingdom says the splurge will help its plan to diversify its economy away from oil. But critics say it amounts to “sportswashing”.
- The Economist
Sam Kerr’s minutes a mystery as Denmark clash looms
The Matildas captain was limited to the stationary bike on Sunday in the 15-minute window of training open to media, amid speculation about her on-pitch minutes.
- Anna Harrington
July 2023
The key money metric where women outshine the men
Sam Kerr has helped the Matildas sell more jerseys before the Women’s World Cup than the Socceroos sold during or since the men’s tournament, Nike says.
- Patrick Durkin
‘She’s the one that lifts you’: how Sam Kerr can change the game
Sam Kerr has unexpectedly developed a talent for leading young players, according to her assistant coach at Chelsea.
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- Tom Rabe and Zoe Samios
May 2022
The little-known buyout firm behind the $7.4b Chelsea deal
The sale of the soccer club to the owner of the LA Dodgers was born from a failed M&A deal involving unheralded private equity firm Clearlake Capital.
- Antoine Gara
April 2022
Serena Williams, Lewis Hamilton join bid to buy Chelsea
The tennis legend and F1 driver have each pledged an estimated $17.6 million to help purchase the Premier League club from sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
- Matt Law and Tom Cary
Poison, planes and Putin: Abramovich’s race to save a fortune and stop the war
Since Ukraine was invaded, Russian oligarch and owner of the Chelsea football club Roman Abramovich has been rushing to salvage his assets while conducting back-channel peace talks.
- Max Seddon, Arash Massoudi, Laura Hughes and Chris Cook
March 2022
Abramovich puts $7.35b price tag on football powerhouse Chelsea
The Russian businessman is selling the club after 19 years and promised to donate money to help the victims of war in Ukraine, amid mounting pressure from British MPs.
- William Schomberg
Abramovich is selling his $275m London mansion, British MP says
Roman Abramovich is selling his London properties, according to British MP Chris Bryant.
- Cecile Vannucci