Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor has provided a positive update on Sam Kerr's recovery from an ACL injury, hinting she could be back in team training by the end of the calendar year. Kerr, 31, has been sidelined since January when she suffered a knee injury while away on a warm weather training camp in Morocco.

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.

Kerr and Mewis revealed they are expecting a baby in the new year but the announcement was targeted with abuse

Australia’s soccer captain Sam Kerr and United States midfielder Kristie Mewis have announced they are expecting a baby in 2025.

LONDON — Chelsea striker Sam Kerr and U.S. midfielder Kristie Mewis are expecting a baby. Kerr, the Australia captain, and Mewis announced the news on their respective Instagram accounts with pictures of the couple — including one of them holding up an image of the echography — and a post which read: “Mewis-Kerr baby coming 2025!”

Kerr, the Australia captain, and Mewis, a USA international, shared photos of Mewis’s baby bump but Chelsea soon issued a statement criticising “unacceptable and hateful” messages among the comments,

Female soccer players Kristie Mewis and Sam Kerr took to social media Monday to announce that 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