Matildas superstar Sam Kerr's legend continues to grow after winning the award for 'best international women's soccer player' at the 2018 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, California.
The Chicago Red Stars striker beat out competition from Lieke Martens (FC Barcelona/Netherlands), Pernille Harder (VfL Wolfsburg/Denmark), and Jodie Taylor (Seattle Reign/England) to win the gong.
To put the achievement in perspective, Juventus megastar Cristiano Ronaldo won the men's equivalent ahead of Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona/Argentina), Neymar Jr (Paris St Germain/Brazil), and Mo Salah (Liverpool FC/Egypt).
ESPY stands for 'Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly' and is an annual awards ceremony to recognise individual and team sporting achievements.
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"Some of the best athletes in the world received recognition at the ESPYS today, and as a football community we are exceptionally proud that an Australian footballer, Samantha Kerr, was among them," Football Federation Australia CEO David Gallop said.
"Recognition of Sam’s performances on an international level speaks volumes of her achievements for her clubs and country, and we can’t wait to see her playing for the Matildas next week at the 2018 Tournament of Nations."
Below is the complete list of winners from Wednesday's ESPY Awards:
BEST MALE ATHLETE
Jose Altuve, Houston Astro
James Harden, Houston Rockets
Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals - WINNER
Tom Brady, New England Patriots
BEST FEMALE ATHLETE
Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lyn
Chloe Kim, Snowboard - WINNER
Julie Ertz, Chicago Red Stars/United States Women’s National Soccer Team
BEST OLYMPIC MOMENT
Shaun White, Snowboard - WINNER
Jessie Diggins & Kikkan Randall, U.S. Cross Country Ski
U.S. Men’s Curling
USA Women’s Hockey defeats Canada, 2018 Winter Olympics
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE
George Springer, Houston Astros – MLB World Series
Nick Foles, Philadelphia Eagles – Super Bowl LII - WINNER
Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors – NBA Finals
Donte DiVincenzo, Villanova Men’s Basketball – CBB National Championship
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE
Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints
Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers
Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz - WINNER
Sloane Stephens, Tennis
BEST GAME
Houston Astros defeat Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series Game 5
Georgia Bulldogs defeat Oklahoma Sooners, Rose Bowl
USA Women’s Hockey defeats Canada, 2018 Winter Olympics - WINNER
BEST MOMENT
Minnesota Vikings defeat the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship Game - WINNER
Las Vegas Golden Knights defeat Winnipeg Jets to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals
#16 University of Maryland-Baltimore County upsets No. 1 Virginia
BEST TEAM
Houston Astros, MLB - WINNER
Philadelphia Eagles, NFL
USA Women’s Ice Hockey
Notre Dame Fighting Irish, NCAA Women’s Basketball
Villanova Wildcats, NCAA Men’s Basketball
Golden State Warriors, NBA
Washington Capitals, NHL
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma Football - WINNER
Jalen Brunson, Villanova Basketball
Katie Ledecky, Stanford Swimming
A’ja Wilson, South Carolina Basketball
BEST PLAY (Bracket-style voting)
ND’s Arike Ogunbowale hits 2nd buzzer beater to win NCAA women’s national title - WINNER
Minnesota Miracle: Stefon Diggs makes last-second TD Catch to send Vikings to NFC championship
Philly Special: Eagles fool Patriots with fourth-down TD toss to Foles
Alabama wins national title on 41-yard OT TD pass from Tua Tagovailoa to Devonta Smith
FSU’s Jessie Warren makes diving double play in WCWS
LeBron James nails buzzer beater 3-pointer to beat the Pacers in Game 5 of Round 1
Evanston Township High school freshman Blake Peters hits 80-foot buzzer beater
Gareth Bale scores go-ahead bicycle kick goal in Champions League Final
Cristiano Ronaldo scores bicycle kick goal against Juventus
Julian McGarvey makes last-second steal & heave to secure Ardsley High School’s 1st Section 1 title in 60 years
LeBron floats a glass-kissing buzzer beater to beat Raptors in game 3 of round 2
Team USA’s Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson scores the shootout winner to secure gold medal in women’s hockey
Giannis Antetokounmpo leapfrog dunks on Tim Hardaway Jr
Acrobatic volleyball play from Autumn Finney out of Decatur High School
Golden Knights’ William Karlsson goes through legs for ‘goal of the year’ contender
Jordan Poole hits buzzer-beater to send Michigan to the Sweet 16s
BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
Roger Federer, Tennis
Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
Tom Brady, New England Patriots
Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
BEST INTERNATIONAL MEN’S SOCCER PLAYER
Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona/Argentina National Team
Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid/Portuguese National Team - WINNER
Mohamed Salah, Liverpool/Egyptian National Team
Neymar Jr., PSG/Brazilian National Team
BEST INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER PLAYER
Lieke Martens, FC Barcelona/Netherlands National Team
Sam Kerr, Chicago Red Stars/Australian National Team - WINNER
Pernille Harder, VfL Wolfsburg/Danish National Team
Jodie Taylor, Seattle Reign/English National Team
BEST NFL PLAYER
Tom Brady, New England Patriots - WINNER
Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams
Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers
Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams
BEST MLB PLAYER
Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
Mike Trout, LA Angels - WINNER
Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals
BEST NHL PLAYER
Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals - WINNER
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Marc-Andre Fleury, Las Vegas Golden Knights
BEST DRIVER
Josef Newgarden, IndyCar
Martin Truex Jr, NASCAR - WINNER
Lewis Hamilton, Formula One
Brittany Force, NHRA
BEST NBA PLAYER
James Harden, Houston Rockets
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers - WINNER
Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
BEST WNBA PLAYER
Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx - WINNER
Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks
Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx
Skylar Diggins-Smith, Dallas Wings
BEST FIGHTER
Terence Crawford, Boxing - WINNER
Vasiliy (Vasyl) Lomachenko, Boxing
Rose Namajunas, UFC
Georges St-Pierre, UFC
BEST MALE GOLFER
Jordan Spieth - WINNER
Justin Thomas
Dustin Johnson
Patrick Reed
BEST FEMALE GOLFER
Shanshan Feng
Inbee Park
Ariya Jutanugarn
Sung-Hyun Park - WINNER
BEST MALE OLYMPIAN
Shaun White, Snowboarding - WINNER
Red Gerard, Snowboarding
David Wise, Halfpipe Skiing
John Shuster, Curling
BEST FEMALE OLYMPIAN
Chloe Kim, Snowboarding - WINNER
Mikaela Shiffrin, Skiing
Jamie Anderson, Snowboarding
Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, US Women’s Hockey
BEST MALE TENNIS PLAYER
Roger Federer - WINNER
Rafael Nadal
Marin Cilic
BEST FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER
Sloane Stephens - WINNER
Caroline Wozniacki
Simona Halep
Garbine Muguruza
BEST MALE ACTION SPORTS ATHLETE
Henrik Harlaut (SWE), Ski
Kelvin Hoefler (BRA), Skateboard
David Wise (USA), Ski - WINNER
Marcus Kleveland (NOR), Snowboard
BEST FEMALE ACTION SPORTS ATHLETE
Chloe Kim (USA), Snowboard - WINNER
Jamie Anderson (USA), Snowboard
Brighton Zeuner (USA), Skateboard
Stephanie Gilmore (AUS). Surf
BEST JOCKEY
Mike Smith
Jose Ortiz - WINNER
Florent Geroux
Flavien Prat
BEST MALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY
Dan Cnossen, Nordic Skiing
Andrew Kurka, Alpine Skiing
Declan Farmer, Sled Hockey
Mike Schultz, Snowboarding - WINNER
BEST FEMALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY
Oksana Masters, Nordic Skiing
Brenna Huckaby, Snowboarding - WINNER
Kendall Gretsch, Nordic Skiing
Tatyana McFadden, Track and Field
BEST BOWLER
Jason Belmonte
Rhino Page - WINNER
Tom Smallwood
Jesper Svensson
BEST MLS PLAYER
Nemanja Nikolić, Chicago Fire - WINNER
Diego Valeri, Portland Timbers
Ike Opara, Sporting Kansas City
Tim Melia, Sporting Kansas City
BEST NWSL PLAYER
Sam Kerr, Chicago Red Stars
Megan Rapinoe, Seattle Reign - WINNER
Sam Mewis
Adrianna Franch, Portland Thorn
