That was what Whisler had in mind last January when pulling off a blockbuster three-team trade for Kerr, the NWSL equivalent of the Cubs acquiring Orioles slugger Manny Machado. Kerr, 24, holds the NWSL record for goals in a career (47), a season (17) and a game (four). All three of the striker’s goals last July for the Sky Blue FC in New Jersey came in the final 12 minutes against Becky Sauerbrunn, considered the game’s best defender. Kerr’s impact on the sport was recognized in March when Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull honored her as the 2018 Young Australian of the Year in a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia