‘We can feel the love’: Saint Sam returns to answer Australia’s prayers | Kieran Pender


The Matildas captain is back for the must-win game against Canada, and with the weight of a nation on her shoulders, has issued her own call-to-arms

What a difference six words make.

For the past nine days, the hopes of a nation have hung off Sam Kerr’s left calf. Ever since the 11th-hour announcement that the captain would miss Australia’s Women’s World Cup opener against Ireland, due to a calf injury suffered in training, Australian fans have waited anxiously for news on Kerr’s gastrocnemius and soleus muscles.

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