With every goal scored, trophy lifted and piece of history recorded, Sam Kerr continues to raise herself into a pantheon reserved for a select few in Australian sport. After the Matildas captain helped lift Chelsea to a third consecutive Women’s Super League title on Sunday with a stunning brace, her status as one her country’s most celebrated athletes has been rubber-stamped.
Kerr dragged her side back onto level terms against Manchester United with a fiercely struck volley moments into the second half, before she repeated the feat 20 minutes later with a floated effort, having controlled the ball on her chest and swivelled to face goal in one effortless movement.
