Wales keeping their focus after boss Ryan Giggs’ trial date set for allegedly assaulting two women and coercive control

RYAN GIGGS’ Wales nightmare deepened after his trial date was set for next year.

The Dragons boss will face trial at Manchester Crown Court on January 24, 2022, accused of assaulting two women and coercive control.

Giggs, who has already been replaced by Robert Page for Euro 2020, will now miss Wales’ final SIX 2022 World Cup qualifiers this autumn.

The 47-year-old, who denies the allegations, appeared in court today and was told the trial could last three weeks.

Giggs has been bailed until a plea and trial preparation hearing scheduled for July 23.

The Manchester United legend, who stepped aside as national manager following his arrest last November, is under contract with Wales until after the Qatar World Cup in December next year.

Welsh FA bosses will hold talks to discuss Giggs’ future but no decision is expected with the legal process ongoing.

Wales are currently in the Algarve where their pre-Euros training camp ends tomorrow and midfielder Joe Morrell says the squad hasn’t been distracted by the latest development in Giggs’ case.

Morrell said: “We have always been quite laid-back with the situation as a squad. We have fantastic senior players who help us with that. They have run the dressing room really well.

“We have never really looked too deep into it. Pagey has been the manager and that’s that.

“If the situation changes then it changes. But we are focusing on what we can do and taking the messages on board from Pagey, just like we did before with the manager.

“It’s not a case of moving on, it’s just a case of trying to keep it as similar as possible.

“We have had the same messages from Pagey as we got from the gaffer before. It’s just the continuity that will benefit us going into the summer.”

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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk