Ex-Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs resigns as Wales manager.
The former Manchester United winger 48, stepped away from his role in November 2020 after being arrested. Giggs was later charged with using controlling behaviour and assaulting his ex-girlfriend, charges he has denied. Robert Page took over as interim Wales boss in Giggs’ absence leading them to a first world cup finals since 1958. In a statement, Giggs said: “After much consideration, I am standing down from my position as manager of the Wales men’s national team with immediate effect.
In his words, he says,
“It has been an honour and a privilege to manage my country, but it is only right that the Wales FA, the coaching staff and the players prepare for the tournament with certainty, clarification and without speculation around the position of their head coach.” The Football Association of Wales released its own statement following Giggs’ announcement.
“The FAW places on record its gratitude to Ryan Giggs for his tenure as manager of the Cymru men’s national team and appreciates the decision he has taken, which is in the best interest of Welsh football,” it read. “The full focus of the FAW and the Cymru men’s national team is on the FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year.”
Former Wales captain Page 47, Giggs’ assistant since August 2019, took charge of matches from November 2020.
leading Wales to top spot in their Nations League group. He continued to deputies for Giggs who was appointed by Wales in January 2018. In March 2021 Wales kicked off their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign. That would culminate in a famous play-off win over Ukraine in June 2022, booking a place at Qatar for Wales’ first appearance at a World Cup finals in 64 years. Wales will play England, the United States and Iran in group B, with their opening game against the USA on 21 November. Giggs added: “I do not want the country’s preparation for the World Cup to be affected, destabilize or jeopardized in anyway by the continued interest around the case.” “I am sad that we cannot continue this journey together because I believe that this extraordinary group will make the country proud at our first World Cup since 1958.”
Rugby League.
Transgender players banned from International rugby league.
Transgender players have been banned from women’s internationals while rugby league’s governing body does further research on its inclusion police. International Rugby League said: it wanted to “balance the individual’s right to participate against perceived risk to other participants”. Scotland Rugby League’s disability and inclusion director Mike Finn resigned from his post over the ruling. “IRL has decided we are not to be an inclusive Sport,” he tweeted. He added that IRL had “yielded to a campaign of hate”. “Solidarity with all trans people, will be an ally always,” Finn concluded. The IRL's move comes as a number of sports are considering transgender inclusion. Transgender swimmers were on Sunday banned from women’s elite races if they have gone through male puberty. World Athletics president Lord Coe hinted to the BBC that the Sport could follow swimming’s example, saying it is set to discuss adopting a new eligibility policy and that “fairness is non-negotiable”. The IRL said it had considered “relevant developments in world Sport” in coming to its decision to ban “male-to-female players” until it had completed research on its final inclusion policy. The ban will apply to the World Cup in England in October, which involves teams from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cook Islands, England, France, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
