The captain of the Australian team and Chelsea striker, Sam Kerr, and his partneralso a West Ham player, Kristie Mewis, they are going to be mothers. A new stage in your personal life that will mean the birth of his first child and who has received a wave of homophobic insults on social networks that the London club has had to strongly condemn.
A piece of news that was made public on the social networks of the 31-year-old Australian player: “Mewis-Kerr, baby in 2025!”she said with a brief message to announce to her followers that they were going to be mothers and that it was not going to be interpreted in the same positive way by all Internet users. An advertisement that provoked homophobic insults in response to Kerr and Mewis having to face “unacceptable and hateful homophobic comments” as Chelsea later denounced.
Simply unacceptable to have these types of comments, especially in 2024
“There is no place in society for any form of discrimination and we will not accept any attacks directed against our players, staff or supporters”stated the London club in its own official club statement. A few words that were extended and personified by the team’s coach, Sonia Bompastor: “Simply unacceptable to have these types of comments, especially in 2024”he said before the Champions League match against Celtic.
The soccer players will be first-time mothers
Kristie Mewis and Sam Kerr have been a couple since 2021. A relationship that will now take another step after the publication of an Instagram post in which they announced that they are going to be mothers of a baby next year. An advertisement for which Mewis, a prominent midfielder for the United States women’s national team, proudly showed off her growing baby bump in an emotional series of black and white photos alongside Kerr, Australia’s talented forward. At 33 and 31 years old respectively, both celebrated their exciting path to motherhood, showing ultrasound images.
Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis announce that they are expecting a baby.
Romance rumors between these two athletes They began during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Gameswhere they faced each other as rival teams: Mewis defended the colors of the United States, while Kerr represented Australia. In an intense match that culminated in the bronze medal for the American team, Mewis consoled Kerr on the field, a gesture that showed the depth of their bondeven in a competitive context.
Although the distance has been a challenge, Mewis acknowledged that dealing with long periods of separation is not easy. However, he approached the situation with humor, commenting, “Being in New York is great because if I have a couple of days off, I can come over.” This highlights your commitment to maintaining connection despite challenges.
