(FILES) Girondins de Bordeaux's English forward Andy Carroll runs with the ball during the French Nationale 2 football match between Girondins de Bordeaux and Voltigeurs de Chateaubriant at the Matmut Atlantique Stadium in Bordeaux, south-western France, on September 21, 2024. At an age when others are negotiating a last juicy contract in an exotic destination, former England international Andy Carroll travels by coach with Bordeaux to face his amateur opponents in France's 4th division, a choice made out of "love of soccer". (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP) (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU/AFP via Getty Images)