Ryan Giggs tells jury he and his ex 'clashed heads' during 'tug of war' over phone

Gary Neville could face Contempt of Court action following a comment he made on social media made during pal Ryan Giggs' trial. The former Manchester United defender has been referred to the Attorney General after Judge Hilary Manley learned of Neville's comment, which was included in an Instagram post the 47-year-old posted at 4am on the opening day of court proceedings.

Ryan Giggs is potentially facing a possible retrial after a jury failed to reach verdicts in his domestic violence trial.The former Manchester United footballer had been on trial for four weeks but following more than 20 hours of deliberations, the jury of seven women and four men, having lost one juror to illness, failed to reach any verdicts. Lawyers will now have to consider the public interest of a retrial but any further trial would only take place many months from now. Giggs, 48, had denied controlling or coercive behaviour over a three-year period towards his ex-girlfriend Kate Greville, 38.

Jurors in Ryan Giggs' trial will return to court to continue their deliberations on Wednesday.

Stacey Giggs and her children have reportedly been left ‘inconsolable’ and ‘traumatised’ after an alleged car theft at their home. The 43-year-old, who is the ex-wife of footballer Ryan Giggs, reportedly witnessed her car being stolen from her home. Her two children, Liberty, 19, and 15-year-old Zach, also reportedly saw their car being driven away by ‘masked men.

Ryan Giggs' ex-wife Stacey has reportedly been left “traumatised as three masked men stole her £80,000 car while she was at home". The former WAG, 43, who reportedly accused her ex Max George of "cheating on her with Maisie Smith", is said to have seen her £80,000 car be driven off by thieves in the early hours of Thursday 25 August morning at her home in Worsley, Manchester. The whole ordeal was caught on CCTV and the former footballer’s wife was said to be left “traumatised”.

Ryan Giggs has a “fantastic temperament” ex Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson told jurors today. The 80-year-old came to Manchester Crown Court in person to give evidence about Giggs during his trial.The 48-year-old former Manchester United star is accused of controlling and coercive behaviour towards his ex Kate Greville, 36, during their six-year relationship.

Ryan Giggs wrote a poem for his ex telling her she was “all he ever wanted”, a court has heard. The former Manchester United player, 48, wrote Kate Greville a poem based on the letters of her last name. He told Ms Greville on New Year’s Eve in 2017: “G for gorgeous, R for radiant, E for extraordinary, V for vivacious, I for idolised by me, L for legs.

Sir Alex Ferguson has arrived at Manchester Crown Court to give evidence in the trial of former United star Ryan Giggs. He was pictured by press photographers at Crown Square this afternoon.

Ryan Giggs sent his ex a "deeply offensive" email after she uninvited him from a holiday to Scotland, a court heard.The 48 year old former Manchester United star is accused of controlling and coercive behaviour towards Kate Greville during their six-year relationship – all of which he denies. Jurors at Manchester Crown Court have seen dozens of messages and emails between the pair during the trial, which is now in its second week.

Ryan Giggs has told a court he does “not remember any physical sort of interaction” during a row after calling ex-girlfriend Kate Greville by his ex-wife’s name.The 48-year-old former Manchester United star denies assaulting Ms Greville, 37, on multiple occasions during their six-year relationship. Ms Greville claimed in court last week that, during a holiday to Dubai in February 2020, Giggs called her “Stacey” and pulled the strap on her bag so hard that she fell forward and landed on her knee, causing a bruise. Giving evidence at Manchester Crown Court for a second day this morning (Weds), Giggs said the name incident was a “slip of the tongue” and denied assaulting her.

Ryan Giggs has said that an email he sent to his ex-girlfriend with the header ‘Blackmail’ was a “joke”, the court was told today.The former Manchester United player, 48, is currently in court facing allegations of controlling behaviour and assault towards his ex-partner Kate Greville – all of which he denies.The footballer was asked on Tuesday 16 August at Manchester Crown Court about an email he had allegedly sent to his ex-girlfriend which contained the word "blackmail" in the subject line.The email included a video attachment and the subject header of 'Blackmail' and allegedly included the message “I will send this to the group if you don’t” in the email. The court had been told the video attached was a video of Ms Greville dancing at a Christmas party.

Ryan Giggs has admitted he ‘can’t resist women’ and ‘has never been faithful’ as he took to the witness box at the start of his defence case. The 48-year-old former Manchester United star is on trial accused of headbutting his ex-partner Kate Greville, elbowing her sister Emma on the same date and of behaving in a controlling or coercive manner towards his former girlfriend between August 2017 and November 2020.

Footballer Ryan Giggs told police his “head clashed” with his girlfriend’s during a “scuffle” over a phone but it was “not deliberate”, a court has heard.The 48 year old footballer was interviewed by detectives the day after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting his ex-partner, Kate Greville, 38, as well as her younger sister, Emma Greville, during an the incident at the defendant’s home in Worsley, Greater Manchester, on 1 November 2020. Jurors at Manchester Crown Court were told on Tuesday 16 August that the footballer provided officers with a hand-written prepared statement which began with the words: “At this stage I feel very emotional about the incident”.The message continued: “I accept during the tussle she caught me in the face, causing bleeding to the lip and inner mouth.