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Matildas captain Sam Kerr celebrates milestone after horror ACL injury ruined her dream to play at the Paris Olympics this year

Matildas superstar Sam Kerr has been recorded walking around without crutches after a shock knee injury ruled her out of playing for Australia at the Paris Olympics.

Australia's captain and star Chelsea striker suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury during Chelsea's warm weather training camp in January.

On Tuesday, Kerr's teammate Millie Bright posted a promising social media update on the injury.

Bright's Instagram story, captioned 'This makes me happy', showed a smiling Kerr walking in the physio room without crutches.

Kerr reposted the clip on her own account and joked it was her 'max speed PB'.