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Abbie Chatfield celebrates Sam Kerr after the superstar was charged with racially abusing a cop - and caught keeping scandal a secret from the Matildas


Abbie Chatfield has thrown her support behind Matildas captain Sam Kerr as she  faces a criminal charge of racially harassing a London police officer.

It comes after Chelsea striker Kerr appeared in a London court on Monday accused of using insulting, threatening or abusive words that caused alarm or distress to the officer in Twickenham on January 30 last year. The all-time top goalscorer for Australia was selected to carry her nation's flag at King Charles' coronation at Westminster Abbey last May, fronting a Commonwealth contingent which included Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese. Chelsea striker Kerr appeared in a London court on Monday accused of using insulting, threatening or abusive words that caused alarm or distress to the officer in Twickenham on January 30 last year

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