Sam Kerr may have been found not guilty of causing racially aggravated harassment but that is not the end of the story for one of women's football's most high-profile players.There is a lingering question over how much lasting damage it will have on her reputation and career.

Kerr, one of the highest-profile players in women’s soccer, was charged after a 2023 dispute with a London taxi driver turned into a heated exchange with police.

Kerr had been accused of intentionally causing “racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress” to PC Stephen Lovell during the incident.

A jury has retired to consider its verdicts in the trial of Australia soccer star Sam Kerr. She denies a charge of causing racially aggravated harassment.

Australia women's soccer captain and Chelsea striker Sam Kerr was on Tuesday found not guilty of racially abusing a British police officer after a dispute with a cab driver.

Kerr, 31, who has captained the Matildas since 2019 but is currently out injured, was charged with causing racially aggravated harassment in January 2023 but was found not guilty this week following a trial.

The jury was unanimous, but the judge said the soccer star’s behaviour “contributed significantly to the bringing of this allegation”.

The worst week of Sam Kerr’s life is now over. But there are sure to be more ramifications to come. On Tuesday, a jury found the Chelsea and Australia striker not guilty of racially aggravated harassment after she called Police Constable Stephen Lovell “f------ stupid and white”.

Nearly two years after being involved “an incident involving a police officer who was responding to a complaint involving a taxi fare on 30 January 2023 in Twickenham”, Chelsea striker Sam Kerr has been cleared of all charges by a unanimous jury decision on Tuesday.