‘Toxicity and entitlement’: Sam Kerr’s spectacular own goal for acting stupidly
The judge’s heartless and arbitrary denial of court costs is yet another example of the extent to which white men go to make life difficult for our Sam.
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Slater: New king crowned among Melbourne’s A-Leagues teams
Socceroos great Robbie Slater and Marco Monteverde break down the biggest stories in the A-League, including Melbourne’s new A-Leagues king, and Wanderers’ “six-point” derby equation.
A-League’s expansion scrapped for a second straight year
Plans for a Canberra men’s team in the A-League’s have fallen through for a second year in a row- leaving the APL scrambling to find a solution for the struggling women’s outfit.
‘F***ing scary’: How 34-min police tape changed my mind on Kerr
Listening to the full 34 minutes of Sam Kerr’s interaction with police — and the heart-sinking moment her voice breaks — changed my view completely, writes SAM SQUIERS.
Everything you need to know about Matildas’ next tournament
The Matildas are loading up for the SheBelieves Cup – their biggest fixtures of the year. But who is playing? What is on the line? And what even is this tournament? Here’s everything you need to know.
Victory captain lifts lid on life post Kisnorbo, on-field struggles
Melbourne Victory have endured a challenging period on the pitch since head coach Patrick Kisnorbo resigned mid-season. Now, the skipper has opened up on the coaching transition.
Matildas great lashes out over Kerr ‘double standards’
The Sam Kerr saga continues to haunt Football Australia, with their handling of the superstar called out by a Matildas great for double standards amid another attack on the team’s culture.
Four red cards, last-minute VAR goal: EPL title race goes nuclear
Three red cards were handed out after the final whistle — including two to coaches — as the last Merseyside derby at Everton’s Goodison Park descended into chaos.
Kerr cleared but captaincy on the line
While Matildas’ superstar Sam Kerr has been found not guilty of racially harassing a white police officer, Football Australia is yet to decide if she will keep the Australian captaincy.
Football Australia officially unveils long awaited second tier comp
Football Australia’s long awaited national second tier competition has officially been announced with a start date locked in on the 2025 calendar. ERIN SMITH with all the details.
Kerr to face Football Australia over legal saga, Matildas captaincy
Football Australia is set to sit down with star striker Sam Kerr after she was found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment of a British police officer – with her Matildas captaincy on the line.
‘Stop crying’: City smashed by karma bus after Real taunts
Manchester City fans’ criticism of Real Madrid’s Ballon D’Or snub came back to haunt the English giants as they suffered a 3-2 Champions League loss after conceding two late goals.
No special treatment: Hardline Kerr stance Matildas must take
Sam Kerr is among the world’s best footballers but there is no excusing the behaviour that landed her in a London court. Football Australia must treat her the same way they would a misbehaving Socceroo, writes ERIN SMITH.
Scared and unheard – or privileged and profane? Kerr’s character on trial
What we have seen during Sam Kerr’s trial is a woeful example of sporting privilege, a rich, drunk, angry woman who flung around expletives and insults at a police constable after a night out drinking. So should we feel sorry for her?
Police ‘wanted to teach Kerr a lesson’: jury deliberations start
Before the jury in Sam Kerr’s trial retired, her lawyer told them issues of privilege and power were too weighty for the footballer to convey and her reference to a policeman being ‘white’ wasn’t harassment.
Postecoglou pressure mounts after Spurs crash out of FA Cup
Ange Postecoglou is under intense pressure as he fights to avoid the sack following Tottenham’s latest low moment in a wretched campaign.
Macarthur, Western United play out A-League thriller
Macarthur pounced on a “brain fade” from Western United to salvage a draw but it was a game which could have gone either way. Read the biggest news from Round 18 here.
The biggest loser in Sam Kerr’s imminent comeback
ALW TACKLE: Sam Kerr is in the headlines for all the wrong reasons at the moment – but the star striker is set to make a return to the football field that will shake up the Matildas.
What’s the Buzz: Fowler dethrones Cleary as most marketable Aussie athlete
Even before details of Sam Kerr’s drunken night was revealed this week, Matildas teammate Mary Fowler had already become the face of Australian football and our most marketable sporting star.
Liverpool rout Spurs to crush Ange’s trophy dream
Ange Postecoglou’s best shot at a trophy with Tottenham this season has ended in disaster, suffering a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Liverpool in the League Cup semi-final.
Brutal call facing Sydney FC in derby, AFC Champions League
Socceroos great Robbie Slater and Marco Monteverde discuss the biggest issues in On The Attack, including the big selection call facing Sydney FC, and the retirement of an A-Leagues legend.
Matildas reach ‘boiling point’ over Football Australia pay dispute
Crisis talks are taking place between Football Australia and the Matildas over an ongoing pay dispute, as tension reaching ‘boiling point.’
Howe about that? Newcastle on cusp of ending 70-year drought
Ange Postecoglou still has to get past Liverpool in his quest to end Tottenham’s long title drought in the Carabao Cup. If he does, there’ll be a club which has waited 70 years for a major trophy standing in his way.
Police ‘treated me differently because of skin colour’: Kerr
Matildas captain Sam Kerr has told a court she called a British police officer ‘f..king stupid and white’ because she felt he didn’t believe her account of her drunken behaviour in a London taxi.
‘Humiliated’ police officer ‘determined to take Kerr to court’
The British policeman whom footballer Sam Kerr allegedly abused has denied embellishing the impact her words had on him in order to get the Matildas captain into court.
Kerr’s Matildas career on trial amid ‘stupid and white’ court revelations
Interim Matildas football coach Tom Sermanni says the outcome of Sam Kerr’s trial in the UK could determine if the national captain plays for her country again | WATCH POLICE VIDEO
‘Difficult to answer’: Coach’s frank Kerr admission
Interim Matildas coach Tom Sermanni faced the media on Tuesday to announce the latest squad – but instead was faced with a barrage of questions about Sam Kerr.
Matildas call on fresh blood amid star’s extended mystery absence
Interim Matildas coach Tom Sermanni has named his SheBelieves Cup squad – bringing a fresh face into the mix amid Cortnee Vine’s continued unexplained absence.
Rubiales’ kiss wrong ‘in any social or work setting’: Hermoso
Jenni Hermoso told the trial of Spain’s former football chief he ‘grabbed my head’ to kiss her after she helped Spain beat England in the 2023 Women’s World Cup final in Australia.
In-form Matilda sidelined by ankle surgery
The Matildas will likely be without in-form winger Sharn Freier for their next tournament in the US.
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