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

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.

CHELSEA PRIDE HAS condemned the homophobic abuse directed at the club’s striker Sam Kerr after she announced she was having a baby with her fiancee Kristie Mewis. The 31-year-old Australia captain revealed the news on her Instagram account on Monday with a post which read: “Mewis-Kerr baby coming 2025!

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.

The couple exclusively confirmed to PEOPLE that they were engaged in November 2023 Kristie Mewis and Sam Kerr's home team is getting a little bit bigger! On Monday, Nov. 18, the couple announced that they are expecting their first baby together,

Chelsea women's star Kerr has won five consecutive Women's Super Leagues, three FA Cups and two League Cups and is currently sidelined by a serious knee injury

Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis have announced on social media that they are expecting their first child, due next year. Chelsea striker Kerr and West Ham midfielder Mewis have been together since 2021 and got engaged last year.

Australia and Chelsea football star Sam Kerr announced on Instagram on Monday that she and fiancee Kristie Mewis, who plays for West Ham United, are expecting a baby.