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Ex-Manchester United star Ryan Giggs starts assault trial

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Former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs arrives at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, in Manchester, England, Monday Aug. 8, 2022. Giggs is set to go on trial Monday on charges of assault and use of coercive behavior against a former girlfriend. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs, adored by fans throughout a 24-year career, has a more sinister side to his character, prosecutors said Monday as he went on trial on charges of assault and use of coercive behavior against an ex-girlfriend.

Prosecutor Peter Wright told the jury at Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester that while Giggs' soccer skills were a thing of beauty, his off-field life was very different.

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