Andy Carroll, a 37-year-old former Liverpool and England player, has publicly disclosed that he was a victim of sexual assault in 2021. The incident occurred during his second stint at Newcastle, when he received a man he knew, who was a friend of his then-partner, at his home. They were planning to watch a boxing match, but Carroll fell asleep after feeling unwell and awoke to the assault. He ejected the man from his home and physically confronted him when he tried to re-enter, before calling the police. The perpetrator was later sentenced to three years in prison. Carroll chose to publicly reveal the incident only in the final stages of preparing his autobiography, stating that few people were aware of what had happened.