Ryan Giggs’ future as Wales manager at risk after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend, it’s claimed.
Shocking news emerged on Monday night, with various media outlets stating that Wales canceled Giggs’ squad announcement last night for three of their upcoming November fixtures, which were due to be via Zoom on Tuesday morning.
Welsh Football Association chiefs have been locked in talks on Monday night over how to deal with Giggs’ alleged conduct.
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A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: “Police were called at 10.05 pm on Sunday to reports of a disturbance.
“A woman in her 30s sustained minor injuries but did not require any treatment.
“A 46-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of section 47 assault and section 39 common assault.”
The Welsh FA added: “The squad announcement scheduled for tomorrow will no longer take place and has been postponed.”
Giggs emerged from Pendleton police station on Monday afternoon after hours of questioning.
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The former Premier League star will have to answer to chief executive Jonathan Ford over the alleged incident. Now Ryan Giggs’ future as Wales manager is at risk after being arrested.
It is not clear at this stage whether Giggs will be relieved of his duties or not as he was set to be in charge for the friendly with the USA in Swansea on November the 12th.
Official comment from a FAW spokesperson on Giggs: “The FAW is aware of an alleged incident involving the men’s national team manager Ryan Giggs. The FAW will be making no further comment at this current time.”
Following that, there’s the Nations League double-header against the Republic of Ireland and Finland in Cardiff later this month.
Giggs, who won 13 Premier League titles and the Champions League twice during his playing career, mostly with Manchester United, became Wales manager in January 2018 after signing a four-year contract.
He guided his country to their second successive European Championship finals with qualification last November, following a 2-0 win over Hungary.
Fans have reacted after seeing that Ryan Giggs’ future as Wales manager is at risk after being arrested…
Ryan Giggs is one of the biggest United legends but he seems like a disgusting human being. This is why it’s important to separate the person from the player
— RiZzy? (@RiZzyUTD) November 2, 2020
At least it was his own gf
— Lee_1919 ? (@L33W1919) November 2, 2020
— Jack ??♂️ (@UtdJQ) November 2, 2020
hopefully wales sack him now
— sam (@afcsammm) November 2, 2020
Rhodri Giggs reading the Daily Mail now #Ryangiggs pic.twitter.com/MpTzfSvWZD
— Joe Ferris (@JoeFerris99) November 2, 2020
Ryan Giggs get in the bin and don’t come back
— Eli (@ElMengem) November 2, 2020
Ryan Giggs cheated with his brother’s wife and now has assaulted another woman, what a lowlife of a human being
— Robert (@robbooo_) November 2, 2020
Expect the FAW will suspend Giggs pending the outcome of a police investigation ahead of the next three fixtures.
— Richard Taylor (@RichLido) November 2, 2020
Cunt of a bloke sack him straight away. #giggs
— Elwyn Jones (@elwynjones63) November 2, 2020
Btw fuck Ryan Giggs. Absolute cunt of a person
— Dwarkanath Prabhu (@dk_prabhu) November 2, 2020
Ryan Giggs was my hero growing up.
My first pair of boots were Reebok rather than Nike or Adidas as I wanted to follow him.
To grow up and see him committing such horrible actions taints his legacy.
As a player, world class. As a person, questionable.
— Luke Ash (@smishking) November 2, 2020
ryan giggs has fucked it
— Rhys ??????? (@CFC__Rhys) November 2, 2020
Shagging his brothers wife for years and now battering his girlfriend, fucking hell he does want he wants don’t he an unbelievable player but he’s a horrific human being Ryan Giggs.
— Jayy1z (@jayy1z) November 2, 2020
Ryan Giggs, what an awful human being ??♂️
— William Lodge (@WLodge_39) November 2, 2020
Not the best day for Ryan Giggs then https://t.co/7DHg9ADWzN
— cameron arundel (@camarundel15) November 2, 2020
He recently spoke up to discuss how he was made to feel “different” due to his mixed-race heritage when he left Wales for England as a child.
The Machester United legend spoke about his experiences on the ITV Wales show ‘Can I Be Welsh And Black?’ Which examined the significance of ethnicity in Wales.
Giggs told former Wales international rugby union player Richard Parks that he was “immensely proud” of his mixed-race heritage, with his father, Danny Wilson, a former rugby union player, being black, and his mother Lynne Giggs, being white.
When questioned on the first time he was made to feel “different”, he said: “I didn’t experience anything in Cardiff. I was seven, so I can’t remember a lot before that. It wasn’t until I moved to Manchester.
“Where I lived, my dad was very well known, because he was such a good player. He was probably the best player in the team in that town.
“As you can guess, to look at me, you wouldn’t think my dad was black.
“But obviously everyone knowing that was my dad, and my dad quite clearly being black, that’s really when I sort of experienced the first time. Which was a bit weird, because I’d never experienced that before.”
Giggs added that he defined himself as “mixed race”, but would not “shout about” the fact as “it’s just who I am”.
The former Manchester United winger recalled memories of visiting Wales to see his black cousins in Cardiff’s docks area.
He said: “It was weird because when I was in Manchester there were no black people at my school. One or two. And obviously, when I go back home I’m just surrounded by my dad’s family.
“I loved it. There used to be a carnival every year down the docks, and I used to love going to that. It was just normal for me. It was great for me to have that diversity.”
The Wales manager also added that he had “no hesitation” in taking the knee at recent international matches to support the “important message” of the Black Lives Matter movement.
The decision to take the knee was said to show that the nation “didn’t put up with discrimination or racism”.
He added, “There was no hesitation with myself and with my staff and with the team.”
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