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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sam Kerr avoids Football Australia sanction as path cleared to retain Matildas captaincy

Sam Kerr
Football Australia will take no further action against Sam Kerr after she was found not guilty for racially aggravated harassment of a police officer. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters

Matildas striker Sam Kerr will be free to return as national team captain once she recovers from her serious knee injury after the Football Australia board decided on no further sanctions for her drunken night during which she verbally abused a London police constable.

The 31-year-old will continue her recovery in camp with the Matildas for the April matches against South Korea, but has not been cleared for a return to competitive football.

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