{"id":441308,"date":"2025-02-18T19:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=441308"},"modified":"2025-02-18T22:12:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T22:12:45","slug":"my-only-comment-matildas-strange-kerr-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=441308","title":{"rendered":"'My only comment': Matilda's strange Kerr response"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matildas<\/a> veteran Ellie Carpenter has become the first current player to speak publicly about Sam Kerr<\/a> following the latter's court case verdict a week ago.<\/p>\n

Kerr was charged with racially aggravated harrassment of a police officer, but found not guilty in a London court.<\/p>\n

She has also been sidelined from playing duties since rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament in her knee 13 months ago.<\/p>\n

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While the not guilty verdict would have been cause to celebrate for Kerr and her family, her teammates at club and international level have remained eerily silent on the matter.<\/p>\n

Football Australia released a statement following the verdict, while Chelsea coach \ufeffSonia Bompastor spoke at a press conference last week<\/a> and threw her support behind the star striker.<\/p>\n

\"Ellie<\/p>\n

Football Australia has not yet commented on whether Kerr will remain captain of the Matildas if she does make it back to the international fold.<\/p>\n

And her Aussie teammates aren't too keen to discuss the issue, either.<\/p>\n

The Matildas are in America for the SheBelieves Cup – which starts on Friday morning (AEDT) – and Carpenter was asked about Kerr during a press conference.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffThis will be my only comment regarding Sam," Carpenter began.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffFor us, we hope she's OK, and her wellbeing. It has been \ufeffa very challenging time for her.<\/p>\n

"Secondly we hope her rehab journey with her knee\ufeff is going well.<\/p>\n

"We all \ufeffcan't wait to see her back on the pitch doing what she loves.<\/p>\n

"That's such a hard and lengthy journey. I've been through it as well, so I really hope that she's back on the pitch doing what she loves and that's going to be the best thing."<\/p>\n

Kerr is still rehabbing her knee injury and Chelsea has not indicated when she might be available to play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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