Kerr, 31, ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during a winter training camp with Chelsea back in January 2023. For high performance athletes, time spent off the pitch with an ACL injury usually ranges between 8-12 months. With Februrary now in full swing, Kerr has commenced her 13th month of extraneous knee recovery.

Despite the Australian FA casting doubts over Sam Kerr's captaincy future in the national side, Chelsea are supporting the 31-year-old with her ongoing trial

Chelsea and Australia striker Sam Kerr told a court on Thursday she did not use “whiteness as an insult” in a heated exchange with police during which she called one officer “stupid and white”.