If you think Football Australia made the wrong decision by choosing to spare Sam Kerr from any further punishment for her verbal altercation with London police ... you probably weren’t at Leichhardt Oval on Tuesday afternoon.

Matildas vice-captain Emily van Egmond has rejected calls for teammate Sam Kerr to be stripped of the captaincy of the national team, launching a strong defence of her teammate following the police racism saga.

Sam Kerr is welcome back in the Australia camp and has her teammates' support to resume the captaincy when fit to play, according to midfielder Emily van Egmond.