Ryan Giggs
Ryan Giggs
Ryan Joseph Giggs, OBE is a Welsh football coach and former player who is the co-owner of Salford City. He played his entire professional career for Manchester United. The son of rugby league player Danny Wilson, Giggs was born in Cardiff but moved to Manchester at the age of six when his father joined Swinton RLFC...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth29 November 1973
plenty
No. We have plenty of inspiration of our own.
bigger england enjoy full house lad millennium stadium versus
As a young lad you go out and enjoy it, you have no fears, ... England versus Wales, a full house at the Millennium Stadium - you just don't get any bigger than that.
carry cement form game good second soon thankfully
We want to cement second place as soon as we can. This is a game we should be winning, and thankfully we have. We just have to carry on the good form we have been showing.
against captain country game great lead playing vocal
Being captain is great for me personally, not only to captain the country but in such a big game as well, and playing against your team-mates. I'm not a vocal captain, like other people. I just try to lead by example.
career lucky major maybe missing playing shots won
I am lucky to have won so much, and the one thing missing in my career is playing in a major championships. I have maybe got two more shots at that,
biggest game games next round stake
It's a game I don't want to miss. United-Liverpool is one of the biggest games we play. There's a lot at stake (with the rivalry) but a place in the next round is vital.
families happened jobs looking money people
It's not just the players, it's the culture. Sometimes it's the people around them; the people who are looking after them - the money they're given. Some of the families give up their jobs and live off their sons. That would never have happened 10 years ago.
confident football great heard result shocked
They'll be confident after such a great win, I was shocked when I heard the result but it's international football and anything can happen,
campaign satisfying
It's very satisfying to end the campaign with two wins,
certainly given keeper main stability
The main thing you want with a keeper is stability and Edwin has certainly given us that,
against captain country great united
It's great to captain my country in such a big game, but also against my United team-mates,
color black half
Looking at me from the outside, it is not very obvious, I know half my family is black and I feel close to their culture and their color.
disappointment years achievement
Every one is special. Especially after the disappointment of last year, losing out on the last day, it is a great achievement by the lads.
football waiting olympics
I've put myself forward to be involved. Whether I get picked, we'll have to wait and see. Obviously everybody is excited about it, about the Olympics coming to London and the football being played in different parts of Britain.