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08-05-2025
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Matildas captain Kerr welcomes first child
Australia women's football captain Sam Kerr and her partner Kristie Mewis announced Thursday the birth of their first child. The footballing couple, who are due to be married later this December, announced that they were expecting a baby back in November. "Our little man is here. Jagger Mewis-Kerr," the pair said in an Instagram post on Thursday. Matildas star Kerr is a striker for English Women's Super League champions Chelsea, while United States international Mewis plays for London rivals West Ham. In February, Kerr was found not guilty of causing racially aggravated harassment after calling a British police officer "stupid and white" following a drunken night out. However, the judge at the court in London said the 31-year-old's "behaviour contributed significantly to the bringing of this allegation". jdg/pi
Yahoo
08-05-2025
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Matildas captain Kerr welcomes first child
Australia women's football captain Sam Kerr and her partner Kristie Mewis announced Thursday the birth of their first child. The footballing couple, who are due to be married later this December, announced that they were expecting a baby back in November. "Our little man is here. Jagger Mewis-Kerr," the pair said in an Instagram post on Thursday. Matildas star Kerr is a striker for English Women's Super League champions Chelsea, while United States international Mewis plays for London rivals West Ham. In February, Kerr was found not guilty of causing racially aggravated harassment after calling a British police officer "stupid and white" following a drunken night out. However, the judge at the court in London said the 31-year-old's "behaviour contributed significantly to the bringing of this allegation". jdg/pi
Yahoo
08-05-2025
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Matildas captain Kerr welcomes first child
Australia women's football captain Sam Kerr and her partner Kristie Mewis announced Thursday the birth of their first child. The footballing couple, who are due to be married later this December, announced that they were expecting a baby back in November. Advertisement "Our little man is here. Jagger Mewis-Kerr," the pair said in an Instagram post on Thursday. Matildas star Kerr is a striker for English Women's Super League champions Chelsea, while United States international Mewis plays for London rivals West Ham. In February, Kerr was found not guilty of causing racially aggravated harassment after calling a British police officer "stupid and white" following a drunken night out. However, the judge at the court in London said the 31-year-old's "behaviour contributed significantly to the bringing of this allegation". jdg/pi
Yahoo
30-04-2025
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Chelsea on the brink of Women's Super League title after Arsenal's big loss
Arsenal's Stina Blackstenius scores their side's first goal of the game during the English Women's Super League soccer match between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park in Birmingham, Wednesday April 30, 2025. (David Davies/PA via AP) Aston Villa's Kirsty Hanson celebrates scoring their side's second goal of the game during the English Women's Super League soccer match between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park in Birmingham, Wednesday April 30, 2025. (David Davies/PA via AP) Aston Villa's Jordan Nobbs scores their side's first goal of the game during the English Women's Super League soccer match between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park in Birmingham, Wednesday April 30, 2025. (David Davies/PA via AP) Aston Villa's Jordan Nobbs scores their side's first goal of the game during the English Women's Super League soccer match between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park in Birmingham, Wednesday April 30, 2025. (David Davies/PA via AP) Arsenal's Stina Blackstenius scores their side's first goal of the game during the English Women's Super League soccer match between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park in Birmingham, Wednesday April 30, 2025. (David Davies/PA via AP) Aston Villa's Kirsty Hanson celebrates scoring their side's second goal of the game during the English Women's Super League soccer match between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park in Birmingham, Wednesday April 30, 2025. (David Davies/PA via AP) Aston Villa's Jordan Nobbs scores their side's first goal of the game during the English Women's Super League soccer match between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park in Birmingham, Wednesday April 30, 2025. (David Davies/PA via AP) Chelsea has the chance to clinch a sixth straight Women's Super League title on Wednesday. With second-place Arsenal losing 5-2 at Aston Villa, Chelsea — the leader by six points — can move into an unassailable advantage with two games remaining by avoiding defeat at Manchester United in a match kicking off at 1915 GMT. Advertisement Chelsea has already won the League Cup this season and has advanced to the FA Cup final, where the team will face Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on May 18. It lost to Barcelona in the Women's Champions League semifinals. Chelsea also completed the Premier League-FA Cup-League Cup treble in the 2020-21 season. Arsenal, which was coming off a 4-1 victory over Lyon to reach the Champions League final on Sunday, was the last team other than Chelsea to win the Super League — in 2019. ___ AP soccer:
News.com.au
28-04-2025
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Matildas trio Kyra Cooney-Cross, Caitlin Foord and Steph Catley reached Champs League final
Matildas trio Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord and Kyra Cooney-Cross will play for the biggest prize in club football after helping Arsenal to a shock 4-1 win over Lyon in the second leg of their Women's Champion League semi-final to advance to next month's final against Barcelona. Foord scored the fourth goal to seal the victory for Arsenal as the Gunners shocked Lyon and denied their Matildas teammate Ellie Carpenter another trip to the Champions League final. Arsenal needed to overturn a 2-1 deficit following the first leg of the last-four clash against the record eight-time Champions League winners, and they levelled the tie on aggregate via goalkeeper Christiane Endler's early own goal. Spain star Caldentey then made it 2-0 for Arsenal on the day to put them ahead overall in first-half stoppage time, and the visitors ran away with the tie after the break. Alessio Russo scored just 27 seconds after the restart and Foord pounced on a calamitous defensive slip to get Arsenal's fourth goal. Melchie Dumornay, who scored Lyon's winner in the first leg last week, pulled one back for Lyon but it was too little too late for them as Arsenal held out to take the tie 5-3 on aggregate. Arsenal, who are second in the English Women's Super League behind Chelsea, will now face Barcelona in the final in Lisbon on May 24. The Catalans qualified earlier on Sunday with a 4-1 win away to Chelsea sealing an 8-2 aggregate triumph. Barcelona will be the overwhelming favourites as they head into the final looking to win the trophy for the third year running and fourth time overall. Arsenal won the competition in 2007 when it was still known as the UEFA Women's Cup, but they are now through to their first final since then. It is a remarkable achievement against a side that had won every game in the competition this season coming into the second leg, and who were aiming for their eighth final appearance in the last 10 years. Lyon held the advantage coming into the return in front of their own fans at the Groupama Stadium, which was nevertheless far from full for the occasion. They also had captain Wendie Renard back after injury and starting in central defence as the French international made her 500th appearance for the club. However, Lyon never really recovered from a dreadful start as they fell behind inside five minutes in bizarre circumstances. Damaris Egurrola tried to head away an Arsenal corner under pressure inside her own six-yard box, but only succeeded in playing the ball off goalkeeper Endler and in to put the visitors in front on the day. Caldentey then got the crucial second right at the end of the opening half, the former Barcelona player collecting a Russo lay-off and firing high into the net from the edge of the area. That meant Arsenal now held the lead in the tie, and they went further ahead right from the kick-off in the second half as England international Russo found herself through on goal and fired in. There was then no way back for Lyon when Arsenal got their fourth on 63 minutes, as Vanessa Gilles slipped when controlling a short pass out by Endler, allowing Australian star Foord to advance and beat the goalkeeper. Dumornay reduced the deficit inside the final 10 minutes but Lyon needed two more goals to level the tie again and Arsenal held on.
