Matildas icon Sam Kerr reunites with girlfriend Kristie Mewis as loved-up couple watch Lionel Messi make sporting historical past with an excellent objective in New York

Sam Kerr made historical past in Australia on the FIFA Girls’s World Cup and now the Matildas skipper has witnessed extra historical past with companion Kristie Mewis as they watched Lionel Messi bag his first MLS goal in New York. 

After shaking off a calf injury that robbed Kerr of game time within the group stage of the World Cup, the Chelsea star returned to assist the Aussies attain the semi-finals for the primary time in historical past.

Now she is having fun with a well-deserved break forward of Chelsea’s Girls’s Tremendous League (WSL) season opener towards Tottenham on October 2.

She is spending time in the USA along with her international star partner Kristie Mewis they usually shared loads of images together with being on-hand to observe Messi create an American sporting first.   

‘Right here for Messi,’ Kerr posted with a starry-eyed emoji.

Kerr and Mewis are rivals on the soccer pitch however companions in life and have been having fun with time collectively after the FIFA Girls’s World Cup in the USA

The couple have been available to witness Lionel Messi scores his first Main League Soccer objective for his new membership Inter Miami

Mewis and Kerr are glad and liked up, sharing a number of photos to their social media accounts to the delight of their followers

Mewis additionally shared a picture of the loved-up couple sharing a kiss of their resort elevator.

‘Chronicles of motels we have stayed at collectively continues,’ Kerr posted.

‘[Heart emoji] You without end.’

‘How can anybody not love these two?’ requested one follower.

‘Makes me glad when i see folks glad,’ posted one other.

‘I am simply so impressed by you two. The way in which y’all are capable of maintain your particular person goals and objectives in addition to so deliberately help every others’ is really to be admired and realized from,’ added one other fan.

The Argentinian World Cup-winning captain entered the sport within the sixtieth minute together with former Barcelona teammate Sergio Busquets.

The Argentinian famous person wanted only a few seconds for his unparalleled expertise to shine, a flash of brilliance that capped a memorable Main League Soccer debut.

Messi’s dazzling objective within the 89th minute helped a reworked Inter Miami beat the New York Purple Bulls 2-0 and finish an 11-match league winless streak.

‘I simply catch myself watching him as an alternative of choosing up on my task,’ Miami defender Kamal Miller stated.

‘It is robust to remain centered when you will have such an awesome presence.’

Rapper Fats Joe was one of many massive names to attend Messi’s MLS debut for Inter Milan towards the New York Purple Bulls

Former NBA ahead Carmelo Anthony and rapper French Montana have been two of the opposite massive names in attendance for the match

Kerr and Mewis have been amongst a number of high-profile athletes and celebrities to see Messi’s heroics, together with former NBA star Carmelo Anthony and New York hip-hop stars Fats Joe and French Montana.

Rap legend DMC, who introduced that he plans to run for US President earlier than the kick-off, Vin Rock, DJ Kay Gee, DJ Skribble and DJ Scratcon have been additionally in attendance.

Followers paid as much as $20,000 for a ticket to see the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner however needed to bide their time after Inter boss Tata Martino began his famous person from the bench.

Whereas this was Messi’s first MLS match, it was his ninth within the Inter Miami strip and he has now scored 11 objectives in these video games, profitable all of these fixtures as nicely.