Sam Kerr sports a VERY different look as she joins some of the world's biggest soccer stars in new campaign
Kerr, 31, joined the likes of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, Real Madrid 's Kylian Mbappé, Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer, Spanish forward Alexia Putellas and Brazilian icon Ronaldinho in the clip where attack-minded play is lauded.
In the Scary Good advertising campaign, Kerr is labelled 'Australia's most dangerous striker.'
It comes as Kerr, 31, inches towards a return to the pitch after 18 months out while she recovers from rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in her knee.
Her actual return date to competitive football remains unknown, but both the Matildas and Chelsea would have been buoyed by the recent scenes at the Sam Kerr Football Centre in Western Australia.
Kerr was back running and in the gym, and with the Women's Super League beginning on September 6, the Blues want her approaching peak fitness.
She was not named in the team's 33-player squad to take on Slovenia and Panama in friendlies to be held on June 26 and 29, and July 5 and 8.
New Matildas coach Joe Montemurro stressed patience is key with Kerr, who is also desperate to play in the Asian Cup next year on home soil.
'It's fundamentally a situation where she's now building her physical capacity, and we'll monitor that,' he said.
'The important thing is, we are working with Chelsea to make sure she's right for pre-season.
'It is an individual sort of process, but it's great to have her around the group, and her energy is fantastic.'
Kerr's progress with the knee has been the subject of heavy speculation as it has taken longer than expected.
In April, Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor revealed Kerr would not return before the end of the Women's Super League season in England.
In early June, Montemurro revealed that the striker had been forced to undergo a second surgical 'intervention' on a fresh mystery injury that had been kept a secret from fans.
It was reported that Kerr returned to Australia to undergo the procedure and she made a surprise appearance at the A-League Women's grand final in May.
That visit came just after Kerr and her fiancée - fellow footballer Kristie Mewis - announced the arrival of their baby boy Jagger.
The couple's relationship began around 2020, gaining public attention during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 when they shared a heartfelt moment on the field.
They officially confirmed their relationship in August 2021 through an Instagram post.
In September 2023 they got engaged, announcing it publicly in November of the same year.
Their engagement was followed by the news in November 2024 that they were expecting their first child.
They are expected to marry in December this year.
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Any early shocks? Brown-Finnis' Euro 2025 predictions
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Group A Brown-Finnis's pre-tournament picks: Norway (winners) and Switzerland (runners-up).Iceland are the highest-ranked team in Group A but the Fifa rankings are quite slow to reflect current form and I certainly don't see them as favourites to have the likes of Caroline Graham Hansen and Ada Hegerberg in their team and they also have to shake a monkey off their back after getting battered 8-0 by England at Euro 2022 and failing to make it out of their don't have a great record at major tournaments, but generally the hosts do well and I think they will make it through even without injured star striker Ramona Bachmann. 2 July, 17:00 BSTArena Thun, ThunWorld ranking: 14th v 26thBest Euros finish: Iceland: quarter-finals in 2013. Finland: semi-finals in 2005Historically, both of these teams have a strong record of qualifying for the European Championship, although they have found it harder to make progress at recent of them won a game at Euro 2022 - Iceland drew all three of their group games, while Finland lost all of theirs - and this match probably offers both sides their best chance of a victory this initial thinking was that Finland would edge it but tournament openers are often very cagey, so I am going to go with a prediction: 1-1 2 July, 20:00 BSTSt Jakob-Park, BaselWorld ranking: 23rd v 16thBest Euros finish: Switzerland: groups in 2017 & 2022. Norway: winners in 1987 & 1993Norway will want to rectify what went wrong for them at Euro have got Guro Reiten's goals from midfield as well as Hegerberg and Graham Hansen up front, but they have not been scoring as heavily as you'd expect from a team with that kind of firepower.I do think their attack will click at this tournament, though, which is why they are my pick to top the taking on the hosts is a tough way to start any tournament, and I can see this game being extremely will be interesting to see how Switzerland approach this - do they go out to not get beaten because they see this as their hardest game in Group A, or do they want to put down a marker as hosts and show what they can do?I don't expect them to be too open, but I do think we will see a winner here... and I am going to go with prediction: 0-1 Group B Brown-Finnis's pre-tournament picks: Spain (winners) and Portugal (runners-up).Spain are nailed on to win this group, but after that it gets and Portugal are ever-improving, in terms of their domestic leagues as well as their national teams, and Belgium have got a lot of experience in their squad.I am going with Portugal to cause a bit of a surprise and finish second, because we've seen them cause Spain and especially England some problems in this year's Nations League, but that spot behind Spain is going to be very closely fought. 3 July, 17:00 BSTStade de Tourbillon, SionWorld ranking: 20th v 13thBest Euros finish: Belgium: quarter-finals in 2022. 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The Independent
35 minutes ago
- The Independent
Club World Cup 2025: Results, fixtures and quarter-final schedule
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The 32 entrants are listed below, as well as how they earned qualification: Al Ahly (EGY) – 2020/21, 2022/23 and 2023/24 CAF Champions League Wydad (MAR) – 2021/22 CAF Champions League ES Tunis (TUN) - CAF ranking pathway Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) - CAF ranking pathway Al Hilal (KSA) – 2021 AFC Champions League Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) – 2022 AFC Champions League Al Ain (UAE) - 2023/24 AFC Champions League Ulsan HD FC (KOR) - AFC ranking pathway Chelsea (ENG) – 2020/21 UEFA Champions League Real Madrid (ESP) – 2021/22 and 2023/24 UEFA Champions League Manchester City (ENG) – 2022/23 UEFA Champions League Bayern Munich (GER) – UEFA ranking pathway Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) – UEFA ranking pathway Inter Milan (ITA) – UEFA ranking pathway Porto (POR) - UEFA ranking pathway Benfica (POR) – UEFA ranking pathway Borussia Dortmund (GER) - UEFA ranking pathway Juventus (ITA) - UEFA ranking pathway Atletico Madrid (ESP) - UEFA ranking pathway FC Salzburg (AUT) - UEFA ranking pathway Monterrey (MEX) – 2021 Concacaf Champions Cup Seattle Sounders (USA) – 2022 Concacaf Champions Cup LAFC (USA) – 2025 Concacaf play-off Pachuca (MEX) - 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Auckland City (NZL) – OFC ranking pathway Palmeiras (BRA) – 2021 CONMEBOL Libertadores Flamengo (BRA) – 2022 CONMEBOL Libertadores Fluminense (BRA) – 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores Botafogo(BRA) - 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores River Plate (ARG) - CONMEBOL ranking pathway Boca Juniors (ARG) - CONMEBOL ranking pathway Inter Miami (USA) - Host nation slot Odds Accurate as of 27/06/25 Manchester City 11/4 PSG 10/3 Real Madrid 5/1 Bayern Munich 7/1 Chelsea 12/1 Inter Milan 16/1 Palmeiras 25/1 Borussia Dortmund 33/1 Flamengo 33/1 Juventus 33/1 Benfica 40/1 Botafogo 40/1 Al Hilal 50/1 Fluminense 66/1 Inter Miami 100/1 Monterrey 100/1 When and where will the Club World Cup be held? The 2025 Club World Cup takes place in the United States and begins on 15 June with the final on 13 July. The venues are as follows, with Miami hosting the opening match and the final held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Georgia TQL Stadium – Cincinnati, Ohio Bank of America Stadium – Charlotte, North Carolina Rose Bowl Stadium – Los Angeles, California Hard Rock Stadium – Miami, Florida GEODIS Park – Nashville, Tennessee MetLife Stadium – New Jersey Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Florida Inter&Co Stadium – Orlando, Florida Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lumen Field – Seattle, Washington Audi Field – Washington, DC. What's the format? The top two teams in each group progress to the knockout stage, which begins with a last 16 stage, before quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. There is no third-place play-off.
Reuters
35 minutes ago
- Reuters
Wallaby Ikitau looking forward to midfield connection with 'natural' Suaalii
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