USWNT's Kristie Mewis is pregnant! The athlete is expecting her first baby her fiancée and soccer star Sam Kerr, announcing the exciting news on Instagram.

Female soccer players Kristie Mewis and Sam Kerr took to social media Monday to announce that they are expecting a baby.

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.

There is no place in society for any form of discrimination and we will not accept any abuse directed towards our players, staff or supporters,” a Chelsea spokesperson said

Kerr and Mewis revealed they are expecting a baby in the new year but the announcement was targeted with abuse

The USWNT’s Kristie Mewis and Australia captain Sam Kerr have announced they are expecting a baby next year. The West Ham United midfielder and Chelsea striker announced the news on Instagram. The couple shared a collage of four black and white photos.

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.

The post announcing the pregnancy was flooded with a mix of congratulatory comments as well as homophobic ones.

Australia’s soccer captain Sam Kerr and United States midfielder Kristie Mewis have announced they are expecting a baby in 2025.

Chelsea women's team manager Sonia Bompastor on Tuesday condemned the anti-gay abuse that striker Sam Kerr and United States midfielder Kristie Mewis faced after they announced they are expecting a baby.