She's back! Sam Kerr steps up recovery from ACL injury at Chelsea training camp in Portugal
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Sam Kerr has joined Chelsea on their mid-winter training camp in Portugal as she looks to continue her recovery from a long-standing knee injury. The Matildas' captain hasn't been in a Chelsea squad in the last 12 months after she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury at the equivalent warm-weather training break in Morocco last January.
![[The Matildas' captain hasn't been in a Chelsea squad in the last 12 months after she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury last January (pictured, with partner Kristie Mewis)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/23/93726371-14248751-image-m-38_1735945419320.jpg)
Head coach Sonia Bompastor said last month the 31-year-old was expected to make her eagerly awaited return to action in either February or March. Yet the news of her involvement in the Portugal camp prompted excitement among Blues' fans that she might be back even earlier than hoped.
![[Sam Kerr is pictured with her beloved grandmother Coral Kerr who was struck by a car near her Perth home last month]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/23/93516763-14248751-Sam_Kerr_is_pictured_with_her_beloved_grandmother_Coral_Kerr_who-a-39_1735945534630.jpg)
But Chelsea say both Kerr and United States striker Mia Fishel, who is also on the trip after suffering her own ACL injury last February, won't be training with the rest of the squad as they concentrate on their own recovery. And Kerr herself has made it clear she won't be rushing back until she is completely satisfied she is fully fit.
![[Kerr was at the wedding of Matildas teammate Emily van Egmond with her father Roger when she learned of the crash]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/23/93512877-14248751-At_the_time_Kerr_was_at_the_wedding_of_Matildas_teammate_Emily_v-a-40_1735945561648.jpg)
Sam Kerr is stepping up her recovery from her long-standing knee injury at Chelsea as she joined the English champions on their mid-winter training camp in Portugal. The Matildas' captain hasn't been in a Chelsea squad in the last 12 months after she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury last January (pictured, with partner Kristie Mewis).
