For International Women’s Day, we have chosen the top 50 most influential women in Australian sport. Here are numbers 10 to one 👇
Sam Kerr’s achievements are staggering, on and off the field. The Matildas captain is the country’s all-time leading goal scorer , scored Australia’s first World Cup hat-trick and is the first woman to win the Golden Boot in three leagues on different continents. Off the field, the Chelsea striker became the first woman to feature on the cover of the FIFA series of video games last year, posing next to French superstar Kylian Mbappe.
She beat recently retired tennis champion Ash Barty and a handful of powerful politicians and administrators, most notably federal Sports Minister Annika Wells and her state counterparts, whose funding decisions are driving the country’s so-called “golden decade” of sport, which will culminate in the 2032 Olympics.
Kerr’s influence has been built on her authenticity off the field, too. She has not courted public affection, she has attracted it, through her skill, her devotion to teammates, her family and her love of the game.
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