Soccer players Kristie Mewis and Samantha Kerr announced Monday that they’re expecting their first child. “Mewis-Kerr baby coming 2025!” the couple wrote in a joint post on Instagram. Mewis played for the U.

England women's soccer manager and Chelsea have condemned online abuse of female players Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis since the couple announced this week they are expecting a baby.

The post announcing the pregnancy was flooded with a mix of congratulatory comments as well as homophobic ones.

Mewis, a Boston College alum and Hanson native, shared her pregnancy news on Instagram. The post Soccer stars Kristie Mewis and Sam Kerr are expecting a baby appeared first on Boston.com.

Chelsea women's team manager Sonia Bompastor on Tuesday condemned the anti-gay abuse that striker Sam Kerr and United States midfielder Kristie Mewis faced after they announced they are expecting a baby.

There is no place in society for any form of discrimination and we will not accept any abuse directed towards our players, staff or supporters,” a Chelsea spokesperson said