Chelsea and Australia star Sam Kerr has been cleared of racially aggravated harassment of a Metropolitan Police officer in London.

The 31-year-old was on trial at Kingston Crown Court relating to an incident that took place in Twickenham on January 30, 2023.


The incident took place after a drunken altercation with a taxi driver, where she was accused of refusing to pay for clean-up costs.

Police were called to the scene where Kerr called officer Stephen Lovell ‘stupid and white’.

Sam Kerr has been cleared of racial harrassment

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Kerr admitted to using the words, but denied any accusations of racial offence.

The Australia international was acquitted by the jury at Kingston Crown Court on Tuesday afternoon.

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