- Dua Lipa was gifted a personalised Matildas jersey
- Music sensation has been performing in Australia
- Sam Kerr additionally at Matildas coaching on gentle duties
The Matildas have managed to recruit a high-profile fan in music sensation Dua Lipa – on the identical day Sam Kerr was embraced by supporters who did not get to see her doing any significant coaching throughout her long-awaited return to the pitch Down Underneath.
Veteran Kyah Simon gifted the London-born performer the staff’s new jersey, which featured her title and quantity 25 on the again.
It got here as Kerr, 31, joined her teammates at Sydney’s Leichhardt Oval on Tuesday, however to the frustration of many, the striker did not participate in any coaching drills as she continues her restoration from an ACL harm sustained in January of 2024.
The captain did some gentle stretching and some laps – however off the sphere, Kerr was entrance and centre, with near 2000 supporters welcoming her with open arms.
Kerr was noticed posing for numerous pictures and signed jerseys on the fan day, as she is eased again into the fold.
In what was her first involvement with the nationwide staff since October 2023, the 31-year-old gave the impression to be lapping up the second.
The Matildas have recruited a really well-known new fan in music sensation Dua Lipa (pictured left, with Kyah Simon)
On Tuesday, near 2000 supporters made their method to Leichhardt Oval to look at the Matildas prepare – and Sam Kerr was the star attraction (pictured)
Alanna Kennedy and Sam Kerr have been noticed having amusing collectively at Leichhardt Oval
She was additionally noticed laughing with defender Alanna Kennedy, with the pair very long time teammates within the inexperienced and gold.
Forward of matches towards South Korea in Sydney on Friday, then in Newcastle on Monday, the squad are staying in Sydney’s east, with Kerr having breakfast with Caitlin Foord, Mackenzie Arnold and Kennedy on the unique Payments eatery on Tuesday.
Kerr posted a photograph of the get-together to Instagram with the caption: ‘Again with me girlies.’
She has been introduced into the Matildas camp in a mentor function – with the blessing of her WSL membership facet Chelsea.
On Monday Kerr obtained the welcome information that she might be reinstated as Matildas skipper.
It follows her latest court docket saga in London, the place Kerr was discovered not responsible on one cost of racially-aggravated harassment of a police officer.
Kerr spoke of her ‘remorse’ for the incident, with the FA board concluding it warranted no additional motion.
She was charged after calling a police officer ‘f***ing silly and white’ late in an hour-long altercation at Twickenham police station within the early hours of January 30, 2023.
Sam Kerr was all smiles as she reunited along with her Tillies teammates close to the staff’s base in Sydney’s east on Tuesday forward of two matches towards South Korea
The striker caught up along with her shut pals and teammates Caitlin Foord (left) and Alanna Kennedy whereas sporting a compression sleeve on her injured proper knee
Kerr’s Instagram put up confirmed how blissful she was to lastly be reunited along with her shut mates after being out of motion since January final yr
That adopted a taxi journey which went bitter when a drunk Kerr vomited out of the window.
The altercation with police turned heated after it turned clear the officers didn’t consider Kerr and fiancée Kristie Mewis’s model of occasions.
Each have been adamant they have been being kidnapped – and feared for his or her lives.
Soccer Australia have been blindsided when Kerr’s cost got here to gentle in March 2024.
On Monday, FA famous the incident had ‘implications’ in relation to its code of conduct, however stopped in need of saying Kerr had breached it.
