James Hill for The New York Times
PARIS — Khadija Shaw sensed opportunity.
Shaw, a Jamaican striker with seemingly unlimited potential, had her pick of top European teams on the eve of last year’s Women’s World Cup. Manchester City had called her agent. So had Paris St.-Germain in France and Juventus in Italy. But Shaw, who is known as Bunny, saw potential at Bordeaux, a club on the rise in France’s women’s league.
Bordeaux was a recent convert to the women’s game. Its women’s team had been formed only in 2015, and won promotion to France’s top division a year later.