Sam Kerr: ‘I hope that we can be what Cathy Freeman was to kids like us’ – The Guardian

She is one of the most talked-about footballers in the world and her name has been written into the history books, but when Matildas captain Sam Kerr was asked about her favourite football moment at the launch of Nikes new Australian national team kits, her answer was not about her own achievements.
It was not a goal, nor a game, nor one of her many individual accolades. Instead, it was watching the rise of the Matildas over the past two years: the sold-out home stadiums, the growing love and p…

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