MOSCOW, Aug 18 Former head coach of Wales national football team Ryan Giggs in In Manchester court proceedings, he said that one red card in his 24-year career as a footballer showed that he was not prone to violence, Agence France-Presse reported. Giggs' trial began last week. In November 2020, the media reported that Giggs had been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a girl. In April 2021, the Crown Prosecution Service charged Giggs with assaulting two women. The former Manchester United footballer pleaded not guilty in court. Speaking at the Manchester Crown Court for the second day in a row, Giggs burst into tears, calling the night spent in the cell the worst experience of his life. Answering questions from lawyer Chris Doe, the former United player recalled that he had made over 1,000 matches in 24 years and received a red card only once, although verbal abuse and provocation on the field are an integral part of the game. He never reacted to it with violence.
