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Gotham FC signs Sam Kerr, trades Lilly Reale for $400k.

6/18/2026

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Kerr Joins Gotham

Gotham FC signed forward Sam Kerr on a free transfer after her Chelsea contract expired.
Kerr scored 116 goals in 158 matches for Chelsea, winning five league, three FA Cup and three League Cup titles, and netted 28 goals in 40 matches for Gotham.
Gotham, the champion, sits fifth (6-3-2, 21 points) and traded defender Lilly Reale to Boston Legacy FC for $350,000 allocation money and $50,000 intraleague transfer funds.

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Gotham Builds Complex

Gotham FC, with Yael Averbuch West newly promoted to president of soccer operations, will build a $35 million training complex in New Jersey on the Red Bulls site, a venue with three grass pitches.
Gotham is negotiating with NYCFC to play at Etihad Park Queens opening next year.
The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) High Impact Player rule makes Kerr ineligible because she missed award criteria after her ACL tear January 2024.

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Kerr Joins Gotham

Gotham FC signed forward Sam Kerr on a free transfer after her Chelsea contract expired.
Kerr scored 116 goals in 158 matches for Chelsea, winning five league, three FA Cup and three League Cup titles, and netted 28 goals in 40 matches for Gotham.
Gotham, the champion, sits fifth (6-3-2, 21 points) and traded defender Lilly Reale to Boston Legacy FC for $350,000 allocation money and $50,000 intraleague transfer funds.

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