{"id":67527,"date":"2024-03-05T04:41:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T04:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/police-charge-sam-kerr-with-racially-aggravated-offence-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-03-05T04:41:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T04:41:19","slug":"police-charge-sam-kerr-with-racially-aggravated-offence-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/police-charge-sam-kerr-with-racially-aggravated-offence-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Police charge Sam Kerr with ‘racially aggravated offence’ | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chelsea and Australian women’s football star Sam Kerr<\/a> has been charged with a “racially aggravated offence” in Britain following a dispute involving a police officer, London’s Metropolitan Police said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old striker, one of the highest profile and best-paid players in the women’s game, was charged following an incident in London in January 2023, a police statement read.<\/p>\n

The alleged dispute was sparked when a police officer responded to a “complaint involving a taxi fare”, police added.<\/p>\n

Kerr is one of Australian football’s most treasured figures, and last year graced the cover of the FIFA video game alongside French superstar Kylian Mbappe.<\/p>\n

Governing body Football Australia said it was “aware of the legal proceedings involving Sam Kerr in the United Kingdom”.<\/p>\n

“As this is an ongoing legal matter, we are unable to provide further comment at this time,” it said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“Our focus remains on supporting all our players, both on and off the field. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide support as appropriate.”<\/p>\n

The Matildas captain has been credited with helping drive the booming popularity of the women’s game — both in her native Australia and further abroad.<\/p>\n

Kerr made her full international debut against Italy in 2009, a precocious talent aged just 15 years old at the time.<\/p>\n

The 2023 Ballon d’Or runner-up scored the only goal in Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Manchester United in last season’s FA Cup final.<\/p>\n

As her star has continued to rise over the years, Kerr has inked lucrative endorsement deals with the likes of Nike and Mastercard.<\/p>\n

She has scored 99 goals in 128 career games for English heavyweights Chelsea — but is currently sidelined after suffering a serious knee injury.<\/p>\n

The injury — a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament — has cast a major shadow over Kerr’s hopes of playing for Australia at this year’s Paris Olympics which start in July.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LONDON: Chelsea and Australian women’s football star Sam Kerr has been charged with a “racially aggravated offence” in Britain following a dispute involving a police officer, London’s Metropolitan Police said Tuesday. 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