Sam Kerr Loses Bid to Avoid Trial For Racial Harassment Charge

The footballer, who has played for Australia and English team Chelsea, has been charged in Britain over remarks she allegedly made to a police officer.

Australian football star Sam Kerr departs Kingston Crown Court after a pre-trial hearing in Kingston upon Thames, England, on Jan. 14, 2025. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Matildas captain and Chelsea striker Sam Kerr has failed to have charges against her dropped after she faced court in London charged with “causing a police officer harassment, alarm or distress.”

The charge resulted from an incident that occurred in Twickenham, south-west London, on Jan. 30, 2023, following a night out with her fiancee Kristie Mewis.