Matilda veteran Elise Kellond-Knight has revealed Sam Kerr used to 'hate her' early in her career after taking exception to her red boots.
Kerr will carry the hopes of a nation this month as the Matildas hope to become only the second team after the USA to win the Women's World Cup on home soil.
The Chelsea striker has scored 63 goals in 120 appearances for Australia, but before becoming the best striker on the planet she was a promising right-winger.
And Kellond-Knight lifted the lid on why the then-20-year-old Kerr would take facing her very personally after taking issue with the former's choice of footwear.