The Sam Kerr saga has exposed the shocking hypocrisy of Football Australia and the identity politics at the heart of Australia’s political establishment.
Regardless of the outcome of her trial in the Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court, the whole sorry episode underscores Kerr is not fit for the captaincy on character grounds. That Australia’s star footballer would allegedly racially abuse a police officer, after being detained with her partner for vandalising a London cab, demonstrates that she is unfit for the position.
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