The Chelsea and Juventus women’s teams drew 0-0. But the match was remembered by an episode that is not related to the game. A fan ran out onto the pitch thinking about a photo with the players. He took out his phone, but saw the stewards and ran. That’s when Chelsea soccer player Sam Kerr got in the way. She ran up and pushed him away. The result – a yellow card for aggression.
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Immediately after the punch, other Chelsea players took Kerr away and calmed him down. The Guardian published Chelsea head coach Emma Hayes’ reaction to the fan’s appearance, “I don’t know why he didn’t wait until the end of the match. He could have had his picture taken then. Seriously, we have to think about the safety and comfort of the players.”
English media claim that the fan got on the pitch for a photo with a specific player. His target is Chelsea captain Magdalena Eriksson. A few days before this match, Eriksson spoke about the importance of filling stadiums in women’s soccer. She recalled the fans helping Chelsea during the cup final in 2018. There were 45,000 people in the stands then.
Sam Kerr is a soccer player for Chelsea and the Australian national team. She is considered one of the best soccer players in the world, playing in England since 2019. Kerr is known for creative and beautiful celebrations: right after a goal, she usually performs a somersault. And it definitely looks more spectacular than her jumping on a fan. There are plenty of photos like this on her Instagram.
This is not the first time we have mentioned Sam Kerr in our materials. Before that, we told you about her relationship with Tim Cahill. The latter fought with the corner flag as he celebrated goals. Kerr specifically repeated this celebration at the 2019 World Cup. In the same piece, we detailed her career path: through injuries and her debut for the national team at age 15.
