Will Ryan Giggs super injunction unsettle Manchester United against Barcelona as Spanish media play it up?
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The Spanish press has revealed that Ryan Giggs is the famous footballer who has taken out the super injunction forcing the British media to keep his name out of a sex scandal involving model Imogen Thomas.
But the Spanish newspapers are bound to start flooding United players with questions about the case when Barcelona meet United on May 28th, in the game of the decade, at Wembley Stadium in the European Champions League final.
United have managed to avoid any press pressure up to this point and it has served them well, their clinical dispatch of Chelsea, where Giggs played a leading role, just the latest example.
But Barcelona will be a different matter and the Spanish media will want to make United suffer before the game.
Thus, it is hardly likely that Giggs will be made available but Sir Alex will have to be and the Spanish press will not be shy about needling him.
It will be interesting to see if the tactic will work.
Giggs has played brilliantly through what must be a nightmare scenario for him but if the pressure really comes on about the sex case he may find it more difficult to be at his best.
Anything less than Giggs at his best could cost United against Barcelona - no doubt about that.
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REDACTED | May 20, 2011, 06:17 AM EDT
Hi Sean
I find this short article to be unbelievably cowardly.
"Giggs has played brilliantly through what must be a nightmare scenario for him."
I'm a United fan, but I don't know how you managed to type that sentence with a straight face.
Yeah, what a hard time poor old Giggsy must be going through. It's tough sleeping with beautiful women behind your wife's back and then using your money to curb freedom of expression and speech, gagging the press.
If you're a journalist Sean, I suggest stop being a sycophantic little s**t.
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CyKosis1973 | May 17, 2011, 10:09 AM EDT
Hey, Sean, you ever heard of proof reading..??
Even the byline under your name reads like something out of a kids school book...
"Sean believes there is no sport, no match, no title, and no title the Irish should not, and cannot, win."
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Liamkeyes | May 14, 2011, 07:34 PM EDT
Not to worry. "Giggsey" will be at his brilliant best.
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Liamkeyes | May 14, 2011, 07:28 PM EDT
No worries. "Giggsey" will show up and be at his usual best.
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