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Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - LONDON — Chelsea striker and Matildas captain Sam Kerr is set to face trial after being charged with racially aggravated harassment of a London police officer.
The 30-year-old Australia international pleaded not guilty to the offense at a court hearing on Monday, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
Kerr is scheduled to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates Court on 1 February 2025.
It follows an alleged incident in January 2023.
"The charge relates to an incident involving a police officer who was responding to a complaint involving a taxi fare on 30 January 2023 in Twickenham," a Metropolitan Police spokesperson said.
She was charged on 21 January "with a racially aggravated offense under Section 4A [of the] Public Order Act 1986", they added.
However Kerr denied the charge at a plea and trial preparation hearing at Kingston upon Thames Crown Court on Monday.
The striker is currently sidelined after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury at the club's warm weather training camp in Morocco in January.
She has scored 99 goals in 128 matches since joining Chelsea in 2019, and is her country's all-time record goalscorer with 64 goals in 125 games.
Football Australia said it was "aware of the legal proceedings involving Sam Kerr in the United Kingdom".
"As this is an ongoing legal matter, we are unable to provide further comment at this time," a statement added.
During her time at Chelsea, Kerr has won four WSL titles, three FA Cups, two Women's League Cups and the Women's Community Shield.
She has also been nominated for the Ballon d'Or Féminin -- the top prize in women's football -- ever year since its inception in 2018, placing second last year. — BBC
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