Giggs leaves Wales with immediate effect: “My case must not destabilize in view of the World Cup”

The former Manchester United winger, 48, retired from his role in November 2020 after being arrested and charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend.

Ryan Giggs has resigned as Wales manager “effective immediately”. The former Manchester United winger, 48, retired from his role in November 2020 after being arrested and charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend. The trial was originally scheduled for last January, but was postponed to August 8 due to lack of judicial space. Enough to push the now former CT to this decision.

Giggs, as the BBC reports, has left his office with immediate effect. “After much consideration, I will leave my position as manager of the Wales men’s national team with immediate effect. It has been an honor and a privilege to manage my country, but it is fitting that the FA of Wales, the coaching staff and the players prepare for the tournament. world with certainty, clarifications and without speculation on the position of their coach “. The Wales Football Association released their statement following Giggs’ announcement. “FAW records its gratitude to Ryan Giggs for his tenure as coach of the men’s national team and appreciates the decision he has made, which is in the best interest of Welsh football. The full focus of the FAW and the men’s national team is on the Fifa World Cup in Qatar by the end of the year “.

Giggs, due to the legal matter, was replaced by Robert Page, interim coach in November 202, who at this point is to be considered as Technical Commissioner in all respects. After all, he deserved, even widely, the ranks on the field, hitting the qualification for the European Championships and hitting the return to the World Cup after 64 years of waiting. The former United footballer, however, does not intend to end with football, on the contrary, he is ready to return to the track. “I do not want the national team’s preparations for the World Cup to be influenced, destabilized or jeopardized in any way by the continued interest in this case. I am sad that we cannot continue this journey together because I believe that this extraordinary group will make the country proud of our first World Cup since 1958 but it is my intention to resume my managerial career at a later time. “