Chelsea striker Sam Kerr has denied that calling a police officer “white” was used as an insult as she was cross-examined during her trial in London on a charge of racially aggravated harassment.

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.

Sam Kerr said she felt she was treated differently by police officers based on “what they perceived to be the colour of my skin”, a court heard on Wednesday. The Chelsea striker is charged with causing racially aggravated harassment to PC Stephen Lovell by calling him “stupid and white” during an incident inside a police station on January 30,

A police officer says he felt “belittled and upset” following an incident involving Chelsea forward Samantha Kerr, a court has heard.

Australia women's soccer captain Sam Kerr said she felt British police treated her differently because of the colour of her skin, as she gave evidence in a London court on Wednesday while on trial accused of racially abusing a white police officer.

The Australia international denies a charge of causing racially aggravated harassment to PC Stephen Lovell during an incident in south-west London in the early hours of 30 January 2023. When it was put to her under cross-examination at Kingston Crown Court that she "chose to show hostility" towards the officer "because of his whiteness",

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr denied that calling a police officer "white" was used as an insult as she was cross-examined in her trial on Thursday on a charge of racially aggravated harassment.

Chelsea and Australia striker Sam Kerr told a court Thursday she did not use "whiteness as an insult" in a heated exchange with police during which she called one officer "stupid and white".Asked if she was saying Lovell was "stupid because he was white",