Australia’s most famous round ball athlete has welcomed a son, Jagger. “Our little man is here, Jagger Mewis-Kerr,” said Sam Kerr in a post shared to Instagram which also features partner Kristie Mewis, a professional footballer from the US. Mewis carried the boy to term. Kerr, captain of Australia’s national women’s soccer team the Matildas, has had an eventful 12 months. After missing much of the Matildas’ fairytale 2023 World Cup campaign through injury (though returning in time to score an era-defining goal against England), Kerr was charged with racially aggravated abuse against a police officer for calling him “stupid” and “white” in January of that year.