Sam Kerr returns as Football Australia say public ‘may not be aware’ of all incident details

News.com.au - 31/03
Football Australia has suggested the general public may not be aware of “additional context” surrounding the Sam Kerr court case that rocked Australian football.

Football Australia has suggested the general public may not be aware of “additional context” surrounding the Sam Kerr court case that rocked Australian football.

The 31-year-old was on February 12 found not guilty on one charge of racially aggravated harassment after she called a police officer “f***ing stupid and white”.

Football Australia (FA) has now come forward to announce Kerr has been cleared to return to full duties with the Matildas ahead of the team’s upcoming matches against South Korea in Sydney and Newcastle, beginning Friday.

The million-dollar question about the potential of her being stripped of the captaincy was not addressed in the statement.

Kerr admitted during the court hearings at Kingston Crown Court in the UK she was drunk at the time of the incident wit...
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