London | A jury has unanimously found Matildas captain Sam Kerr not guilty of racially harassing a London police officer whom she called “f---ing stupid and white”.
The verdict at Kingston Crown Court – after about four hours of jury deliberation, and a seven-day trial – draws a line under a two-year saga that has loomed over the soccer superstar’s formerly immaculate reputation.
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Hans van Leeuwen was The Australian Financial Review’s Europe correspondent.
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