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Chelsea supervisor Emma Hayes says Sam Kerr has the membership's “full help” after he was accused of racially aggravated assault by a London police officer.
The Australia captain is scheduled to look at Kingston upon Thames Crown Courtroom on 3 February 2025.
“Sam has our full help, she is aware of that,” Hayes mentioned.
“It's a tough time for him. After all I can't remark, you understand that. I can say that I do know he doesn't blame himself and I'm not placing Sam in any hazard by talking about it.” Don't need to put.
“For a similar motive, I'm certain you’ll be able to recognize what I'm going to say on this matter. However she has our full help, she is aware of that, it's actually vital that I specific to her, this That's one thing I actually, actually worth.
“There are powerful moments, powerful occasions and that's my position at this soccer membership – to ensure I take care of my folks – and I need to make it clear that Sam can have the help of me and everybody else.”
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police mentioned Kerr was “charged with a racially aggravated offense below part 4A of the Public Order Act 1986” on January 21 this yr.
He added: “The cost pertains to an incident involving a police officer who was responding to a grievance regarding taxi fares in Twickenham on 30 January 2023.”
Kerr denied the cost at a plea and trial preparation listening to at Kingston upon Thames Crown Courtroom on Monday.
The striker is at the moment sidelined after struggling an anterior cruciate ligament harm on the membership's warm-weather coaching camp in Morocco in January.