Matildas captain Sam Kerr has turned heads with her new look after appearing alongside some of the world's best footballers while she inches towards a long-awaited return to the pitch.

Matildas and Chelsea fans have been sweating on Kerr's return from her devastating anterior cruciate ligament rupture.

US football star Kristie Mewis had fans in stitches after posting about reaching a post-pregnancy fitness milestone, just weeks after welcoming her son Jagger.