Matildas superstar Sam Kerr and her long-term girlfriend Kristie Mewis have confirmed they are engaged.
American soccer player Mewis, 30, shared the happy news with People magazine on Friday, thanking Kerr for standing by her side.
‘[She’s] my biggest supporter, always listening to me nag and complain all, all of my crazy antics,’ she said.
Rumours have been rife that Kerr and Mewis were engaged after images taken on Kerr’s 30th birthday in September appeared to show Mewis wearing a ring.
At the time, fans congratulated Kerr after ‘s biggest football star posted a photo to social media showing her wearing a gold ring on her wedding finger.
Matildas superstar Sam Kerr and her long-term girlfriend Kristie Mewis have confirmed they are engaged. Mewis, 30, shared the happy news with People magazine on Friday, calling Kerr her ‘biggest supporter’. Pictured together
The Matildas striker included the image in an Instagram post accompanied by the simple caption ‘September people x’.
Two further photos showed a jewelled ring on Mewis’ left ring finger.
It was the first time the ring on Mewis’ hand had been pictured clearly, after fans were given an accidental sneak peek at it when Mewis featured in a promotional clip for the EA FC 24 video game in mid September.
Mewis’ left hand appeared to be obscured on purpose in recent photos of the couple as the speculation reached fever pitch.
She left the comment ‘ily x’ – common slang for ‘I love you’ – on Kerr’s post, followed by another reading ‘Lushhhhh’.
Rumours have been rife that Kerr and Mewis were engaged after the American football player celebrated her 30th birthday in September. At the time, fans congratulated Kerr after she posted a photo to social media showing her wearing a gold ring
Fans called the photo of Kerr sporting the gold band a ‘soft engagement launch’, with one writing, ‘Ahahah the ring congrats Sam’ and another asking, ‘So where’s the proposal vid?’
The loved-up pair celebrated Kerr’s 30th birthday earlier that same month, with a photo of her celebratory dinner showing the Aussie with her hand wrapped around Mewis’ waist – and her left hand carefully positioned to avoid showing any ring.
Mewis also featured in her team Gotham FC’s promotional clip for the new EA FC 24 video game, with the ring on her left hand accidentally revealed in the footage – but the sighting didn’t escape the couple’s fans.
She followed up with a post to her Instagram story earlier the same month, showing what looks to be her hand holding Kerr’s.
Once again, most of the fingers on Mewis’ left hand cannot be seen in the photo – leading some to think she might have been hiding a ring.
The Matildas striker included the shot in an Instagram post accompanied by the simple caption ‘September people x’ with two other images showing a jewelled ring on the left ring finger of Mewis’ hand
The couple met while they were both playing for competing clubs in the US league in 2019.
They spoke online for almost four months during the 2020 Covid lockdown before spending two weeks in quarantine together, where they quickly fell in love.
The pair continued their romance in the lead-up to the Olympics in 2021 where – following America’s defeat of in the semi-finals – they were photographed together.
Their on-pitch embrace made headlines as Kerr’s break-up from her former longtime partner – another US club player, Nikki Stanton – had not yet become public.
Their cross-global romance has since been heavily documented on social media with both women amassing hundreds of thousands of followers.
Another photo from Kerr’s post showed the couple enjoying a ride on a boat – with the ring visible on Mewis’ left hand
‘We’re not private people. I like sharing my story. I like sharing who I am outside of football. Football is 5 per cent of my life,’ Kerr told UK publication Gaffer earlier this year.
Back in August, the couple travelled to Sydney while Kerr played with the Matildas in the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
In a twist, Kerr competed against Kristie’s ex-girlfriend Rachel Daly, who played for England, in the semi-final.
Kerr and Mewis are the undisputed power couple of women’s football and the pair have amassed thousands of followers since their relationship has blossomed.