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Sam Kerr

Sam’s done ‘enough’: Kerr won’t be disciplined by Chelsea

The Matildas’ star will face no sanction from her club after her court case.

  • Ian Chadband

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Nadia’s Uber trip, when the driver got lost.

Who cares if Sam Kerr called a policeman ‘stupid and white’? I don’t

I’ve been in Sam Kerr’s shoes – a terrified woman of colour trapped in the back of an Uber – and I don’t blame her.

  • Nadia Russell
Sam Kerr

Why the battle has only just begun for Sam Kerr

Having left court on Tuesday in London after being found not guilty, Sam Kerr is about to meet a new set of challenges.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Sam Kerr arrives in court.

Drunken night out sparks questions about power, privilege and race

On social media and in cafes, many thought the case against Sam Kerr was a storm in a teacup. But inside the court, with two of Britain’s top-flight barristers, it was deadly serious.

  • Rob Harris
Football Australia CEO James Johnson and Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn in 2021 as they announced that the bank had become the naming rights partner for the Matildas.

One question made the CBA boss flinch – and it wasn’t about profit

Matildas captain Sam Kerr’s legal fight in Britain is a prickly and polarising issue, and it was kryptonite for Matt Comyn.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Sam Kerr

You’re free to go, Sam, but the future is unsure

Sam Kerr walked free from court, but her behaviour on the night was appalling.

  • Peter FitzSimons
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Australian soccer player Samantha Kerr, right, departs Kingston Crown Court, in south west London, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, where she is was found not guilty on charges of alleged racially aggravated harassment of a police officer. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

A chaotic taxi ride, the big ‘bluff’, and the four words that landed Sam Kerr in court

The jury deliberated for four hours before deciding the Matildas captain did not intend to cause harassment, alarm or distress after a night out two years ago.

  • Rob Harris
Australian soccer player Sam Kerr leaves Kingston Crown Court after being found not guilty of causing racially aggravated harassment.

Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially abusing UK police officer

The 31-year-old Australian soccer star has been cleared of the criminal charge in a unanimous verdict by a British jury.

  • Rob Harris
Sam Kerr, Australia’s best-known Matilda, is facing charges in a London court.

I was a London judge. Sam Kerr’s case should never have gone to trial

The trial of Sam Kerr will shortly end, but whether the verdict is “guilty” or “not guilty”, questions must be asked about whether it should have taken place at all.

  • Geoffrey Robertson
Chelsea and Australia soccer player Sam Kerr, right, arrives wither partner Kristie Mewis at Kingston Crown Court, south west London, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, where she is charged with alleged racially aggravated harassment of a police officer.

‘Vital minutes’ of Sam Kerr’s police encounter never captured on camera, court hears

The soccer star’s behaviour during her exchange with police could be compared to “a puffer fish blowing itself up” to feel more secure, her lawyer said.

  • Rob Harris

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