Ryan Giggs

The former Manchester United and Wales footballer said he did not deliberately head-butt Kate Greville and that they accidentally “clashed heads”. Giving ...

The argument “escalated,” he said, and Greville said she was leaving their hotel room. Greville has accused Giggs of controlling “elements” of her social life. It would wind me up because I would have to do it again so I called a team meeting and just said, ‘Everyone, can you please put the tablespoons the right way round.’ The former midfielder said he did not remember “any sort of physical interaction” with her. He said: “In my view it was just a stupid argument. Giggs was asked how he felt when Greville accused him of head-butting her and said she would call the police. He said Greville fell backwards and that he could “quite clearly see that she was hurt”. Asked if this happened, Giggs said: “No.” and I was around her waist area.” After about six or seven kicks to the head I just got up and we went our separate ways.” They then tussled over a phone as Giggs threatened to call the police, the court heard. “It got more and more aggressive.

Week two of Ryan Giggs' trial continues on Wednesday, with the record 13-time Premier League champion accused of controlling and coercive behaviour towards ...

Giggs "I asked Kate and Emma to leave. "The tugging got a little more aggressive and a little more to-and-fro," Giggs continues. He says they "both slipped" and "totally lost balance because we had slipped on the shopping bags. He says he saw Greville's phone in the utility room and took it as "tit for tat" because he thought she had initially taken his. He said: "She could clearly see my hand was in my pocket and I was protecting the phones I had in my pocket." Giggs says he was left with "several cuts" to his mouth from the various struggles. We were both moving in the same direction," he says. I was scared." Giggs is asked why he didn't deny it and replies: "There was a lot of things on the list." "You don't know, you're 48 and you don't know?" "The reality here, is it not, is that there is a very different side to Ryan Giggs? He was taken to Pendleton police station and spent the night in a cell.

RYAN GIGGS told a court he is a 'flirt' who has never managed to be faithful to a woman while giving evidence about his relationship with ex Kate Greville.

Mr Daw: Was the room in the same place. Was it just you that did that or was it Kate? Giggs: It was good yeah, like I said it was the ideal scenario really. Mr Daw: She did move to Abu Dhabi in October 2016 - what happened between two of you after she went? Mr Daw: Once she made the decision to go, what did you do, if anything, about it? Giggs: She did. I had a few drinks, it was getting to the end of the night and we went back to the room after we finished two or three drinks. Giggs: I think Kate sourced the hotel and I think it was a joint thing. Giggs: I think there was a lot of flirtation and sort of innuendos about what was going to happen but nothing was made solid. Mr Daw: You heard the evidence she gave describing you looking at her in a particular way using her name and so on. Giggs: Yeah the cafe was in London in the Stratford area. Giggs: It would be little things like I would whilst in conversation we talked about Kate had been to Gleneagles I also happened to be at Gleneagles and I took a picture and sent her the picture and said ‘Look where I am’ or’ Guess where I am’ and Kate touched on it when she came to hotel to get the shirt signed as well.

RYAN Giggs joked that his partner was a "bully" after showing her a photo of an injury she'd given him during "rough sex", a court heard today.The Man.

The pair "continued to have unprotected sex" up until Giggs was arrested on November 1 2021, it was said. He said today: "My concern was just that I didn’t want to hurt her... He asked the sisters to go - but alleged they refused. The 48-year-old said tensions began to rise on a night out at Manchester's Stock Exchange. my head was on her waist. She replied: "Oops, sorry baby. Another exchange from 2017 was also shown to the court. The complainant has claimed living with the footballer during lockdown was "utter hell" as she faced a "cycle of abuse" and became a "slave to his every need and every demand". Kate left her husband six months after their romance began - but Giggs said he wanted to "have his cake and eat it" by maintaining a family life and continuing the affair. The situation became "aggressive" as she tried to wrench his hand from his pocket and the pair "clashed heads", he said, He told the court today: "As I went to grab the phone - I’m facing the cloakroom door, Kate has her back to the cloakroom door - we both slipped on the bags and I fell on Kate into the cloakroom." The Man Utd ace - who has admitted he "never" stays faithful, either to former wife Stacey Giggs or other partners - said he and ex-girlfriend Kate Greville had a "mutual" interest in adventurous sex.

The 48-year-old ex-Wales manager is on trial accused of headbutting his ex-partner, Kate Greville, elbowing her sister Emma on the same date and of behaving in ...

He said: “I didn’t want this to blow up.” We left the table.” He said: “They were packing up to leave with their clothes and Mac… He said: “I asked Kate and Emma to leave, they were insisting not to leave and weren’t going anywhere without Mac. The defendant said: “(There was) more of the same, just asking them to leave… He said: “I was still asking for my phone which Kate denied, we were in the hallway. Giggs said: “Yes..it got more and more aggressive, we were facing each other, it was tug of war and our heads clashed… Mr Daw said: “You said Kate was accusing you of headbutting her. He said: “Kate had then stopped, her back was against the chair of the dining room table… Mr Wright said: “You have not been able to explain why you referred to Ms Greville as c***. Mr Wright said: “It wasn’t a joke I suggest because at that time you were blocked… Do you accept that?”

Ryan Giggs has been giving evidence about the night of his alleged assault on ex-girlfriend Kate Greville and her sister on day eight of his trial at ...

"She took my phone and stupidly I took her phone and wouldn't give it to her. "I was being led by her and just making sure she couldn't get into my pocket. As soon as we were on the floor I was getting kicked in the head. "As I went to grab the phone, I'm facing the cloakroom door... Giggs told the court: "I was distressed and frustrated that the girls weren't leaving. "I was just frustrated because Kate didn't give me my phone back so I tried to get Kate's phone.

RYAN Giggs flirted with an "attractive" female sports presenter during a Christmas game of crazy golf, a court heard today.The former Manchester Unite.

many times." "I couldn't believe it," he said. He said: "She [Kate] took it as a derogatory remark but I didn't mean it like that - it was just a slip of the tongue." He says he chucked a Louis Vuitton holdall in the direction of the bed and tried to push Kate with it, but he claims the argument "quickly fizzled out" and they spent the night together. I left on my own. "I said to my agent 'I'm going' and got a taxi and went back to the hotel."

The former Manchester United footballer is on trial accused of assaulting his ex-partner Kate Greville, 38, and her younger sister Emma Greville, 26. On ...

He said the pair sometimes liked to have “rough” sex. “Kate was then trying to get into bed and I said I’m not sleeping with you tonight,” Giggs said. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) “Kate was still trying to get into bed. The court heard that Giggs and Ms Greville’s relationship deteriorated in June 2020 and she moved out of the house. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. I was trying to push her into the lounge area. By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Registration is a free and easy way to support our truly independent journalism “There was a suite in the room and I said you can sleep in the area where there is a couch.” The two were still in contact and Giggs considered them to still be in a relationship. “I would be opening the dishwasher and the tablespoons would be the wrong way round,” he told the court.

The 48-year-old former Manchester United star is accused of assaulting Kate Greville, 37, after a row at their home in Worsley, Greater Manchester on November 1 ...

RG Well I was confused and scared. RG Well quite quickly Emma said she was going to ring the police. CD You were taken to a police station. RG Kate had then stopped because her back was against the chair and the dining room table. Kate became more aggressive because we had come to a natural stop and she was not having any joy getting my wrist out of my pocket. We were facing each other, it was sort of tug of war, and then we clashed heads. So we are going in that direction towards the fridge with me facing the fridge and Kate walking backwards. Because now there looked like a situation where what happened was completely different, and I was scared.” When Kate Greville and her sister accused him of headbutting Kate, Giggs told them he had already called the police - which he admitted to jurors he had lied about. Prior to the alleged headbutting, Ms Greville claims she was “pinned” to the ground by Giggs as he tried to take her phone from her in the hallway. Asked by his barrister Chris Daw QC how he found that night, the ex-Wales manager told jurors: “Worst experience of my life” and began to cry. Ryan Giggs broke down in tears as he described his night spent in a police cell, following his arrest for allegedly headbutting his ex, as “the worst experience of his life”.

RYAN GIGGS says he does 'not remember any physical sort of interaction' during a row with ex-girlfriend Kate Greville.

I was obviously on the flight on my own and felt devastated.” “So she took it as a derogatory remark but I didn't mean it like that - it was just a slip of the tongue. He added: “I was obviously gutted over something I just considered a stupid argument. A stupid argument” but she was “insistent” on leaving. I said ‘Listen you are not going to treat it as a slip of the tongue, you can go’.” It was quite a nice meal and a really good end of the holiday.

Footballer admits he regularly turned up unannounced at Kate Greville's home and workplace when pair fell out.

“No, I didn’t,” Giggs replied. Giggs was asked how he felt when she accused him of head-butting her and said she would call the police. Greville fell backwards, he said, and he could “quite clearly see that she was hurt”. Giggs told jurors he did not deliberately head-butt his then partner and that they accidentally “clashed heads”. In another email, Giggs called Greville a “horrible, horrible cunt just like Stacey” – referring to his ex-wife – and added: “You don’t deserve to be a parent … Another message from Giggs to Greville read: “Please reply because if you don’t – I take it you’ve blocked me on email too – I will come to yours and I will get in!

The former Manchester United winger was accused by his girlfriend, PR executive Kate Greville, of flirting with the unnamed beauty, his trial heard.

He said: “Kate was still trying to get into bed. I was trying to push her into the lounge area. “I couldn’t believe it. I walked to the club where we going next. “There was a suite in the room and I said, ‘You can sleep in the area where there is a couch’.” I left on my own.

The former Manchester United player gave evidence in the witness box on Wednesday.

Kate had then stopped because her back was against the chair and table. He said he later discovered Kate Greville’s phone in the utility room and put it in his trouser pocket, adding: “It was tit for tat. “Stupidly I kept on to her phone. Giggs said: “Confused, scared. “As I went to grab the phone I’m facing the cloakroom door and Kate has her back to that door. After these six, seven kicks to the head, I just got up and we went our separate ways.” Mr Daw asked: “How far did the two of you get around the island?” “She said she wanted her phone back and I said I was not giving it back. Mr Daw asked: “Did you deliberately elbow Emma?” and Giggs replied: “No.” Mr Daw asked: “Were they (the sisters) showing signs they were willing to leave?” [Manchester Crown Court](/topic/manchester-crown-court) the incident was a “sort of tug-of-war” in which he and Kate Greville “clashed heads” after he attempted to grab her phone. He then started crying as he said it was the “worst experience of my life”.

Former Manchester United and Wales star Ryan Giggs tells the jury he was "scared" when he spoke to police at his home after he was accused of assaulting ...

Asked about an email he sent to Ms Greville which had the title "C***!!!" Giggs was asked about a message in which he said he was "waiting for the bars to open" so he could "get some cl**ge" Mr Wright asked the former sportsman if he is a "liar", "cheat", "narcissist", "manipulator", "controlling", "aggressive", and "violent". Giggs said he felt "confused" and "scared" after being accused of assaulting Ms Greville and her sister. He said he was subjected to "six, seven kicks to the head" and suffered "several cuts" around his mouth. Former Manchester United and Wales star Ryan Giggs tells the jury he was "scared" when he spoke to police at his home after he was accused of assaulting Kate Greville, and barely slept when he was taken to a police station where he spent the night.

Taking the stand at Manchester Crown Court for the second day running, the former United and Wales forward broke down in tears as he described spending a ...

[Louis van Gaal](/topic/louis-van-gaal)for two years. [FIFA suspends AIFF: Gokulam Kerala seeks PM Modi's 'intervention' after disqualification from AFC Championship] [United](/topic/united)footballer [Ryan Giggs](/topic/ryan-giggs), on trial for assaulting and coercively controlling an ex-girlfriend, told a UK court Wednesday that his record of one sending off in a 24-year career showed he was not prone to violence. He also denied controlling Greville during their rocky years-long relationship.

The former Manchester United star acknowledged he was 'particularly keen on dishwasher loading technique'.

[Manchester United](/topic/manchester-united) footballer is on trial accused of assaulting his former partner Kate Greville, as well as controlling and coercive behaviour towards her. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our

Giggs says one sending off in a 24-year career shows he is not prone to violence. Read more at straitstimes.com.

His trial was due to be heard in January but it was delayed due to a backlog of court cases caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. He told the court it was "part and parcel" to be verbally abused and provoked on the pitch. Taking the stand at Manchester Crown Court for the second day running, the former United and Wales forward broke down in tears as he described spending a night in the cells as the "worst experience of my life".

RYAN Giggs called a "team meeting" with his ex and family over how to load the dishwasher after getting "wound up" by spoons, a court has heard.The fo.

That's just one example of many." He then started crying as he said it was the "worst experience of my life". [Giggs broke down in tears](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19537867/ryan-giggs-tears-worst-experience-police-cell/) today as he told a court that spending the night in a cell was "the worst experience of my life". He said: "I would be opening the dishwasher and the tablespoons would be the wrong way round." Asked by his barrister Chris Daw QC whether he was "particularly keen on dishwasher loading technique", Giggs said the dishwasher was often on three or four times a day due to the number of people staying in the house. RYAN Giggs called a "team meeting" with his ex and family over how to load the dishwasher after getting "wound up" by spoons, a court has heard.

Former Manchester United and Wales star Ryan Giggs tells the jury he was scared when he spoke to police at his home after he was accused of assaulting Kate ...

Asked about an email he sent to Ms Greville which had the title "C***!!!" Giggs was asked about a message in which he said he was "waiting for the bars to open" so he could "get some cl**ge" Mr Wright asked the former sportsman if he is a "liar", "cheat", "narcissist", "manipulator", "controlling", "aggressive", and "violent". Warning: story contains offensive language and content that readers may find upsetting He said he was subjected to "six, seven kicks to the head" and suffered "several cuts" around his mouth. Former Manchester United and Wales star Ryan Giggs tells the jury he was "scared" when he spoke to police at his home after he was accused of assaulting Kate Greville.