![]() ![]() ![]() “And I think this World Cup is one of those moments.” “I love being in a (place) where one or two moments can change the path, your career really,” she said at Australia's squad announcement. ![]() A rare miss in a penalty shootout loss to Norway in the round of 16 in 2019 has given Kerr added motivation. This will be Kerr's fourth World Cup, but by far her most important. Kerr describes herself as an instinctual player: "I just play what I see, or play what I feel. ![]() She's strong in the air and her headers make her a major threat in front of the net. She can launch powerful strikes from long range or use her deft touch and reflexes to score from close. The fitter, faster and more experienced Kerr has incredible balance and poise at pace. She saves the backflip mainly for the big occasions, and she's refined it since scoring her first international goal in 2010 against South Korea, when the execution wasn't quite as polished. Her somersaulting goal celebrations have become synonymous with the growth of women’s soccer in Australia, where she’s the country's all-time leading scorer in international soccer, and in the England-based Women’s Super League, where she’s a star for Chelsea’s title-winning team in the league and FA Cup. She’s already on the cover of FIFA 23 and shares the top rating in the update released in time for the tournament in Australia and New Zealand. BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - When Sam Kerr was told she could no longer play for her chosen Australian rules team, she went searching for another kind of football.Ī preteen reject from the homegrown game - because she wasn’t allowed to play with the boys anymore - Kerr has become one of Australia’s most recognizable athletes, and is the face of the first Women’s World Cup in the Southern Hemisphere. ![]()
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