Sam Kerr, one of the world’s top female soccer players ... “stupid and white” during a heated exchange at a police station after a night out in London in January 2023, but had denied that it amounted to the charge. The verdict came after more ...
One of the top female strikers in the world was on trial in London after she was charged with racial abuse stemming from a dispute with a cab driver.
More than two years after the incident that led to her trial, Chelsea and Australia striker Kerr is free to resume her career
The Australian soccer star has been on trial for calling Constable Stephen Lovell "stupid and white" amid a dispute about a taxi ride in January, 2023.
In being cleared of racially aggravated harassment, Kerr made clear how she felt privilege and power were a key part of this case
Sam Kerr will always be remembered as one of the greatest women's players to grace the game, but one drunken night out in London has cast a shadow over the Australian superstar's reputation. "Kerr discovers one drunken night has more impact than all those brilliant goals,
Australia women's soccer captain and Chelsea striker Sam Kerr was on Tuesday found not guilty of racially abusing a British police officer after a dispute with a cab driver.
Sam Kerr has been cleared of racially aggravated abuse after calling a Scotland Yard officer 'stupid and white' at a police station - and one eminent legal figure says the trial should never have ...
Chelsea and Australia striker Sam Kerr has been found not guilty of the racially aggravated harassment of a police officer in London.
Kerr isn't playing at the tournament in the States because of her ACL injury, and isn't expected back on the field for club team Chelsea until next month. Her return for the Matildas will likely come in April against South Korea, when Football Australia will need to decide whether she captains the team following her court case in London.
Chelsea striker Sam Kerr has been found not guilty of causing racially aggravated harassment, after calling a Metropolitan Police officer "stupid and white". A jury at Kingston Crown Court cleared her in relation to an incident in Twickenham, south-west London, on 30 January 2023.
Kerr, one of the highest-profile players in women’s soccer, was charged after a 2023 dispute with a London taxi driver turned into a heated exchange with police.