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.
Sam Kerr has been found not guilty in a London court but the fallout from revelations during the trial could yet be significant.
After the verdict the Matildas captain apologised for ‘expressing myself poorly’ but insisted she didn’t mean to ‘insult or harm anyone’ by calling a police officer ‘f**king stupid and white’.
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?
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.
It wasn’t a good weekend on the injury front for a couple of Australia’s top young players in Europe.
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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.
The jury is set to retire on Monday to consider if the Australian and Chelsea star striker racially harassed or insulted a police officer.
Two women. Two court cases. Each much ado about nothing. But there is a bigger tale here about a plodding prime minister who took too long to intervene.
Team Kerr has hired a reputation management consultant as a tricky decision looms for Football Australia.
As Matildas captain Sam Kerr battles her way through a court hearing, teammate Mary Fowler is starring on the field in England.
A couple of prominent former Matildas believe Sam Kerr’s significant contribution to Australian football should not be forgotten.
The Matildas captain has admitted in court to being hostile to a British policeman, but says it was because he was abusing his power and privilege | WATCH
Crisis talks are taking place between Football Australia and the Matildas over an ongoing pay dispute, as tension reaching ‘boiling point.’
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.
The Matildas will get an early sighter against Asian Cup opposition with two big home fixtures that could signal the return of superstar Sam Kerr.
Footage of Sam Kerr aired in a London court has created questions about her future as Matildas captain and the governing body has declared what it will do.
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.
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
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