November 20 – Chelsea have condemned homophobic abuse geared toward star striker Sam Kerr after she introduced she was anticipating a child with West Ham United Ladies’s midfielder Kristie Mewis.
The 31-year-old Australia captain revealed the information in a publish on Instagram on Monday, saying: “Mewis-Kerr child coming 2025!”
Whereas many had been fast to congratulate them, they confronted a lot of homophobic messages.
“Chelsea Soccer Membership is conscious of latest unacceptable and hateful homophobic feedback printed throughout varied social media platforms,” a membership assertion mentioned.
“There isn’t a place in society for any type of discrimination and we is not going to settle for any abuse directed in the direction of our gamers, workers or supporters. We’re extraordinarily proud to be a various, inclusive membership that celebrates and welcomes folks from all cultures, communities and identities.”
Kerr, one of many stars of the ladies’s sport, bought engaged to US worldwide Mewis final yr however has missed nearly all of this yr with an ACL damage.
Chelsea ladies’s workforce supervisor Sonia Bompastor additionally condemned the homophobic abuse.
“That is simply unacceptable to have these type of feedback, particularly in our world in 2024,” Bompastor advised a information convention forward of Chelsea’s sport towards Celtic within the Ladies’s Champions League. “That’s simply loopy for me to know how folks can react like this.”
Chelsea captain Millie Shiny mentioned the workforce is rallying across the couple.
“No matter whether or not you’re a footballer, it doesn’t matter what your job is, there shouldn’t be any room on this world for feedback like that. It’s not tolerated,” she mentioned.
“I’d prefer to see extra finished about it – if I wasn’t a footballer I’d come off social media in a heartbeat. We give attention to the positives and can spotlight what a good looking second it’s for 2 folks very near me to carry slightly one into the world.”
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