While Kerr will not carry the child, she is still entitled to family leave, in accordance with FIFA’s regulations. Non-biological mothers in same-sex relationships are guaranteed eight weeks of paid absence, which must be taken within six months of the child’s birth.

Soccer players Kristie Mewis and Samantha Kerr announced Monday that they’re expecting their first child. “Mewis-Kerr baby coming 2025!” the couple wrote in a joint post on Instagram. Mewis played for the U.

Australia and Chelsea forward Sam Kerr and United States international midfielder Kristie Mewis are set to become parents ... retirement after being absent from training photos before her pregnancy was confirmed.