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<\/p>\nThe worst kept secret in women\u2019s football has been confirmed with Gotham FC revealing they have signed Matildas super striker Sam Kerr on a four year deal.<\/p>\n
The 32-year-old is no stranger to the American NWSL \u2013 playing at Sky Blue FC (now Gotham) from 2015-17 as well as stints at Western New York Flash and the Chicago Red Stars. <\/p>\n
News of Kerr\u2019s imminent move from English WSL side Chelsea to the NWSL was first reported back in April \u2013 although rumours of her singing with expansion side Denver Summit were quickly replaced with reports she was moving to Gotham.<\/p>\n
The club officially confirmed the move on Monday morning (USA). <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m incredibly excited to return to Gotham FC and to this city,\u201d Kerr said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis club was an important part of my journey, and to come back at this moment, with everything Gotham has built, is really special. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe ambition here is clear, and I\u2019m looking forward to helping this team compete for trophies and create more history.\u201d <\/p>\n
Gotham FC won the league last season and currently sit sixth with six wins from 11 games. <\/p>\n
No details have been revealed about Kerr\u2019s contract, other than it lasting until 2030. <\/p>\n
As Kerr\u2019s contract at Chelsea, a club she won 11 major titles with during her six year tenure, Gotham escaped paying a transfer fee. <\/p>\n
The NWSL does have a salary cap but the High Impact Player rule allows a club to spend up to $1 million above the standard salary cap to sign or retain elite talent. <\/p>\n
Gotham FC president of soccer operations Yael Averbuch West described Kerr as one of the defining players of her generation.<\/p>\n
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\u201cA game-changing talent who has consistently delivered at the highest levels of world football,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
\u201cHer winning mentality, relentless competitiveness and ability to decide matches in an instant make her one of the most impactful players in the game. <\/p>\n
\u201cBringing Sam back to Gotham is a landmark moment for our club, and we couldn\u2019t be more excited.\u201d <\/p>\n
Before Kerr\u2019s career exploded in England she lit up the NWSL. <\/p>\n
In her 2017 season with Sky Blue FC she set a new NWSL record with 17 goals, won the golden boot and was named the NWSL most valuable player. <\/p>\n
At the Red Stars in 2019 she scored 18 goals to win the golden boot for a third time and became the first player to win the NWSL MVP twice. <\/p>\n
Kerr has already relocated to New York sharing images on her social media accounts of her and wife Kristie Mewis and son Jagger saying goodbye to their London apartment. <\/p>\n
Social media videos show Kerr in New York.<\/p>\n
Her wife Mewis, is American and played for the USA women\u2019s national team. Mewis also played for Gotham FC helping the team win the championship in 2023. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The worst kept secret in women\u2019s football has been confirmed with Gotham FC revealing they have signed Matildas…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":768074,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,85],"class_list":["post-768073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-football","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=768073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/768074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=768073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=768073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=768073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}