Footballer Sam Kerr charged with racially aggravated harassment of London police officer

Chelsea player and Matildas captain faces trial over January incident involving officer responding to taxi fare dispute

Sam Kerr, the Chelsea and Australia footballer, is to face trial in the UK accused of the racially aggravated harassment of a police officer.

The 30-year-old appeared in court on Monday accused of using insulting, threatening or abusive words that caused alarm or distress to an officer who was responding to a complaint over a taxi fare in Twickenham, south-west London, on 30 January 2023.