A tiny detail in an innocent video has set tongues wagging that Matildas superstar Sam Kerr and her American footballer partner Kristie Mewis are engaged.
The couple celebrated Kerr’s 30th birthday this month after returning to their separate bases following a break at the end of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Mewis headed back to her home country to link up with Gotham FC while Kerr returned to England for pre-season training with Chelsea.
But the Australian appears to be in New York this week, sharing an image of a rainy skyline on Monday – hours after Gotham may have unintentionally spilled the beans.
Mewis featured in a promotional clip for the EA FC 24 video game but a shiny piece of jewellery on her ring finger took centre stage.
The couple have not made any announcements but that didn’t stop fans asking questions.
“Omg is Kristie wearing an engagement ring??” one wrote.
Another said: “Not the ROCK.”
The couple were first photographed together in 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics after the US defeated Australia in the semi-finals.
Less than a week later, they went ‘Insta official’ when Kerr posted a new photo.
Since then they’ve become a ‘power couple’ for the LGBTQI+ community.
“We’re not private people,” Kerr told Gaffer.
“I like sharing my story. I like sharing who I am outside of football.”
Despite the “tough” demands of their sporting careers, the couple made time to have dinner together, FaceTime when they were apart, and sit down to watch TV shows together, Kerr said.
“I think the thing that keeps us going is that we can see an end point (to professional playing),” she explained.
“We both just want each other to do so well in our careers.
“I don’t think you could be in a long-distance relationship with someone who didn’t get the sport.”
Mewis, 32, told the publication she hoped that being an “out and proud” couple would help others to feel proud and comfortable in their sexuality.
“I think just being out and being two girls in love, I think if we can change one or two people’s lives, and the way that they feel about each other and how comfortable they feel, then that means a lot to me,” she said.
“I love to share my relationship on social media.”
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