Ryan Giggs is reportedly set to permanently stand down as Wales manager.
Giggs has been on leave from the role since November 2020 and faces a domestic violence trial in Manchester which is scheduled to begin on 8 August. The 48-year-old former Manchester United winger is accused of controlling and coercive behaviour against his former girlfriend Kate Greville between August 2017 and November 2020.
Giggs is also accused of assaulting Ms Greville, causing her actual bodily harm, and of the common assault of her younger sister, Emma Greville, at his home in Worsley, Greater Manchester, on November 1, 2020. Giggs has denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Robert Page has led Wales to their first World Cup in 64 years in Giggs’s absence. Page will be in charge in Qatar with Giggs set to stand down in the coming days. The Football Association of Wales has declined to comment, but Giggs is said to have “agonised” over the decision.
It is understood that Giggs did not want his situation to be a distraction with Wales preparing for their first appearance in a World Cup finals since 1958. Giggs, who was appointed in January 2018, decided to stand down after Wales beat Ukraine in their World Cup playoff final in Cardiff two weeks ago.