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Football: Chelsea's Sam Kerr set for lengthy lay-off after ACL injury

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Chelsea" s="" striker="" Sam="" Kerr="" celebrates="" after="" scoring="" a="" goal="" during="" the="" UEFA="" Champions="" League="" group="" d="" soccer="" match="" between="" Real="" Madrid="" and="" Chelsea="" FC="" in="" November="" Juanjo="" EPA-EFE="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2024/sports/01/07/010824_football_chelsea-fcw-sam-kerr_epa.jpg"/><figcaption>Chelsea&#x27;s striker Sam Kerr (L) celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Women&#x27;s Champions League group D soccer match between Real Madrid and Chelsea FC in Madrid, Spain, November 15, 2023. Juanjo Martin, EPA-EFE/File.</figcaption></figure></div>LONDON -- Australia women&#x27;s football star Sam Kerr faces a prolonged spell on the sidelines after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury during Chelsea&#x27;s warm-weather training camp in Morocco.Kerr will now begin rehabilitation with the London club&#x27;s medical team and her absence will be a huge blow to the Blues as they bid for a fifth successive English Women&#x27;s Super League title.Matildas captain Kerr has scored four goals in eight games for WSL leaders Chelsea this season, while finding the net five times in four European Champions League appearances.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/19/23/world-cup-showcases-progress-challenges-for-womens-football">World Cup showcases progress but also challenges for women&#x27;s football</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/20/23/australia-at-crossroads-moment-after-world-cup-exploits-coach">Australia at &#x27;crossroads moment&#x27; after World Cup exploits: coach</a></li></ul>Kerr, who has scored 99 goals in 128 career games for Chelsea, will now be assessed by a specialist before beginning a lengthy period of rehabilitation.A club statement issued Sunday said: &quot;Everyone at Chelsea would like to wish Sam the very best for her recovery.&quot;Since joining in 2019, Kerr has helped Chelsea win four WSL titles, three FA Cups, two Women&#x27;s League Cups, and the Women&#x27;s Community Shield in 2020.Kerr, the 2023 Ballon d&#x27;Or runner-up scored the only goal in Chelsea&#x27;s 1-0 win over Manchester United in last season&#x27;s FA Cup final.She was a key figure up front for Chelsea during the 2022/23 campaign after fellow forwards Fran Kirby and Pernille Harder suffered long-term injuries.Kerr featured in 21 out of Chelsea&#x27;s 22 WSL fixtures last season, with her final-day goal double in a 3-0 win at Reading helping secure another title for the Blues.© Agence France-Presse<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/20/23/australias-kerr-out-of-first-two-world-cup-games-with-injury">Australian star Sam Kerr out of first two World Cup games with injury</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/03/23/knee-injury-plague-is-blighting-womens-football">Putellas is back but knee injury plague is blighting women&#x27;s football</a></li></ul>

Sam Kerr faces a prolonged spell on the sidelines after suffering an ACL injury during Chelsea's warm-weather training camp in Morocco.